Migrants set fire to a camp in Mexico, trying to avoid mass arrest

Fires broke out in a migrant camp in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua as a group of refugees tried to avoid arrest during a large-scale operation by government forces. This is reported by Reuters, transmits UNN.

Details

Migrants set fire to blankets and mattresses to express their protest against the actions of the authorities, as well as in an attempt to escape from the camp. The operation, which took place against the background of a heightened migration policy, was carried out with the participation of about 250 personnel, including representatives of the National Guard with riot gear.

The fire was extinguished quickly, and according to preliminary data, no casualties or injuries were recorded.

Migrants trying to leave the camp behaved frantically, trying to save their belongings and even babies. This incident took place against the background of the strengthened migration policy, which is actively supported by the future president of the United States, Donald Trump.

The Trump administration is preparing a large-scale deportation of illegal immigrants in Chicago – WSJ18.01.25, 04:24 • 36315 views