Over the weekend, the National Institute of Migration (INM), in collaboration with different government agencies, identified at least 277 people who were transiting irregularly through the northern state of Coahuila.
The first discovery occurred on Saturday, April 23, on the federal highway Saltillo-Torreón where, after a routine review at the Saltillo Criminal Justice Center, elements of the National Institute of Migration (INM) and the Secretariat of Public Security of the State of Coahuila rescued 92 foreigners, among they, 19 minors who were transported in the box of a trailer.
There were 20 women, 53 men, as well as 12 men and 7 underage women who were unable to verify their regular stay in Mexico, so they were transferred to offices of the National Institute of Migration (INM) where they will begin their migration process that defines their legal status in the country. It is worth mentioning that of the rescued persons, 31 are from Honduras, 26 from El Salvador, 17 from Cuba, 12 from Nicaragua, three from Guatemala, and one from Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru, respectively.
The driver and trailer were made available to the State Police, who registered them to the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office.
On Saturday, municipal police from the municipality of Arteaga in Coahuila informed the National Institute of Migration (INM) about the discovery of 82 foreigners traveling from irregular shape in the region on board a livestock trailer on highway 57.
Without providing further details, the agency reported that the identified migrants were from Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Ecuador. Similarly, it was detailed that the driver of the vehicle is from the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí, so both he and the trailer were placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry.
On Sunday afternoon, in the same state of Coahuila, elements of the National Institute of Migration (INM) and the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) identified 103 people traveling irregularly in a tractor-truck.
It was on the borders of Coahuila and Zacatecas that the tractor-truck was stopped and more than a hundred people were found inside from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. None of the persons identified could verify their regular stay, so the respective protocol was followed and they were transferred to the offices of the National Institute for Migration (INM) where their legal status in the country was determined.
The findings of migrants in Coahuila arose while the borders of Puebla and Veracruz recorded one of the largest rescues of migrants, since in a section of the Puebla - Orizaba highway, 330 persons of foreign origin were found traveling irregularly through the country on board different vehicles.
Among the persons identified were 108 of Cuban nationality, 14 Ecuadorian, 55 Salvadoran, 44 Nicaraguan, 36 Guatemalan and 73 Honduran nationality, who traveled in 11 vans and 2 private cars. In addition, in this coordinated operation between the National Guard (GN) and the National Institute of Migration (INM), 19 Mexicans were made available to the Public Prosecutor's Office for their possible involvement in the crime of trafficking in persons.
Recent rescues of foreigners have revealed that the migration flow continues to gain strength despite the efforts made by Mexican authorities to contain it. It is worth mentioning that the migration crisis is one of the main problems that has plagued the country during different administrations, however, the Government of Mexico is working together with the governments of Central American countries and the United States to be able to eradicate this international problem that threatens the integrity of migrants.
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