They identify those responsible for the fire in the immigration center

He Government of Mexico reported this Wednesday that after the first investigation, Fr State Attorney of the Republic (FGR) 8 alleged perpetrators of the fire in the immigration station in the north of the country that claimed lives 39 migrants.

“Currently, eight persons possibly responsible for the events have been initially identified,” the police chief said at a press conference. Secretary for Security and Protection of Citizens (SSPC), Rosa Icela Rodriguez.

Among them are two federal agents, a state immigration agent, as well as five agents from a private security company, who are already making appropriate ministerial statements, he added.

The official said the Mexican government “disapproves of the poor performance of public officials who did not follow protocols for the protection of life and civil protection.”

And he pointed out that everyone possibly involved in the tragedy “will be invited to give a statement, whether they are civil servants or not, including the director National Institute of Migration (INM) of Mexico, Francisco Garduño.

“The facts will not be hidden in any way, nor will anyone be protected. In this government, abuses and violations of human rights are punished,” said Rodríguez, offering a report on the fire that occurred last Monday morning at the INM facilities. evening.

He also said that the INM will be in charge of returning the bodies of migrants and their families, as well as mobility, in addition to taking care of 27 migrants who were injured in hospitals.

He reminded that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has established contact with the governments of the Republic of Croatia Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Venezuela “coordinate the identification and transfer of bodies to their countries of origin.

“A serious and professional investigation is being carried out and until the truth is reached, led by the FGR,” said Rodríguez, who expressed that “a serious crime has occurred” at the immigrant residence in Ciudad Juárez and asked: “Who has not allow the departure of this people?”.

The government of the state of Chihuahua raised the number of dead migrants to 39 this Wednesday, after the federal executive lowered the number to 38 on Tuesday night.

Despite the number, the identity and origin of this deceased person, or whether it is one of the injured migrants, has not been clarified.

The fire happened last Monday evening at the station at National Institute for Migration (INM) when, according to the government’s version, migrants set fire to mattresses in protest after being notified that they would be deported.

Since then, the Mexican government has changed the death toll five times: on the night of the event, 37 were counted; president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, at his daily press conference on Tuesday, raised it to 39; The MUP increased them to 40 throughout the day, and later lowered the number to 38.

López Obrador assured this Wednesday that his government is “hiding nothing” about the incident at the immigration station, where almost 70 migrants from countries like Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.

Leaked security videos show indifferent agents as the detained migrants ask them to open the door, with compatriots of the victims condemning the tragedy as “could have been avoided”.

The presence of migrants in the area has intensified this year since the United States announced new measures, including the immediate deportation of migrants from Haiti, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba who arrive illegally under Title 42.

The Mexican government has also faced criticism from human rights groups for embracing US policy and deploying more than 20,000 armed forces agents at the border for immigration duties.

According to Mexican civil organizations, 2022 was the most tragic year for migrants in Mexico, up close 900 they died trying to cross without documents from the country to the United States.