Mexico's migrant fire: Is the U.S. to blame?
People on both sides of the border have already begun pointing the finger as to who (or what) is responsible.
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People on both sides of the border have already begun pointing the finger as to who (or what) is responsible.
As the United States has cracked down on border entries, Mexico is bearing the burden of housing and feeding tens of thousands of desperate migrants.
After learning that a fire at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico killed more than three dozen migrants, Bishop Mark Seitz said the tragedy “underscores the urgency of addressing the complex humanitarian crisis” at the border.
A series of tough new border policies have sharply reduced the number of migrants crossing into the US, but the measures have created a combustible bottleneck along Mexico’s northern border.
Several ambulances responded to the scene as bodies lay scattered at the site.