The Mexican authorities carried out an operation on Thursday, May 2, in which hundreds of migrants, including several of Cuban origin, were detained on the roads of the Aztec country.
According to a statement from the National Migration Institute (INM), the operation involved federal and state authorities of Mexico, in which some 407 foreigners were detained who could not prove their legal entry into the country.
The hundreds of migrants were detained while they were traveling aboard three tourist buses that were traveling along the Minatitlán-Acayucan highway, in the state of Veracruz.
The agents who boarded the trucks carried out a brief inspection of the passengers, discovering that the majority were from countries in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
In total, 12 of those detained were of Cuban origin, while the rest were mostly from Guatemala.
“Of the 264 adults who were traveling alone, 12 are from Cuba; 4, Dominican Republic; 27, Ecuador; 187, Guatemala; 7, Honduras; 21, El Salvador and 6, Nicaragua. Said group was transferred to the Acayucan immigration station,” the INM indicated in its statement.
Members of Grupo Beta, an organization in charge of carrying out rescue work for migrants in Mexico, also arrived at the scene.
The INM indicates that a pregnant Honduran woman, who was traveling with a minor daughter, was transferred to the Cosoleacaque General Hospital to receive medical attention, since she was in an advanced state of pregnancy.
The statement from the Mexican authorities indicated that, in total, 91 family units and 52 minors who were traveling through the country unaccompanied were detained.
Adults traveling alone were transferred to the Acayucan immigration station, while family groups and minors were taken to a shelter of the System for the Comprehensive Development of the Family (DIF).
“The humanitarian rescue process was carried out in strict accordance with respect for the human rights of foreigners,” concluded the INM.
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