A Venezuelan migrant reacts after her husband was injured during a fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
A Venezuelan migrant reacts after her husband was injured during a fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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Dozens dead after migrants start fire at Mexico detention centre

  • Migrants at the Mexican immigration facility were believed to have started the fire because they feared they would be deported
  • The fire, one of the deadliest migrant tragedies in years, occurred as the US and Mexico battle record levels of border crossings

A Venezuelan migrant reacts after her husband was injured during a fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
A Venezuelan migrant reacts after her husband was injured during a fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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