Head of Mexican immigration agency charged after fatal detention center fire
Head of Mexican Immigration Agency Charged After Fatal Detention Center Fire
Several other officers of the agency will also face charges for failing to carry out their duties, the statement said, but prosecutors did not explain what specific charges or identify the officials. Prosecutors said that after a fire at another detention center in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco killed one person and injured 14 in 2020, the immigration agency knew there were problems which needed to be corrected. but alleged they failed to act.
It was unclear what effect López Obrador’s comments might have on the trial of the guards, who were detained previously over the fire, which shocked the country.A video from a security camera inside the facility shows guards walking awayThe guards are seen hurrying away as smoke fills the facility, and they did not appear to make any effort to release the migrants.
In Guatemala City, relatives of the victims gathered at an air force base with flowers and photos of the deceased to mark their return.
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