Monterrey (Mexico) May 2 (EFE) León, north of the country by agents of the National Institute of Migration (INM) of Mexico.
In a statement, the INM, under the Ministry of the Interior (Interior), reported the events on Tuesday and specified that of the total number of foreigners, 117 originated from Guatemala, 15 from Honduras and seven from El Salvador.
He also explained that among the 117 people of Guatemalan nationality, 28 are part of 12 family nuclei, while 65 are unaccompanied minors and 24 are adult women and men traveling alone.
He also pointed out that both the families and the unaccompanied minors remained under the guardianship and protection of the System for the Comprehensive Development of the Family (DIF) of the locality.
The INM also specified that the driver of the trailer and the co-driver were made available to the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) for the corresponding legal purposes.
Traveling crammed into trailers is one of the most dangerous ways migrants use to smuggle across Mexico to the United States, for which they pay smugglers thousands of dollars.
On December 9, 2021, a tragedy occurred when a trailer packed with migrants overturned on the highway from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Chiapa de Corzo, in the southeastern state of Chiapas, an accident that killed 56 migrants.
Mexico is experiencing a record migratory flow, with 2.76 million undocumented immigrants detained at the US-Mexico border in fiscal year 2022 and, according to data provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the migratory flow increased 8% in Mexican territory.
The United States, which is usually the final destination for migrants crossing Mexico, announced a new policy earlier this year in which it promised to welcome 30,000 migrants a month from Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela or Haiti, but with the warning that he will deport the rest who arrive by land to Mexico.
