MADRID, Spain.- A group of 145 Cuban migrants They were arrested by the National Migration Institute (INM) of the Mexican Ministry of the Interior, when they traveled irregularly through the Aztec territory.
As reported by the INM this Wednesday, through a statement, the arrest was made in the state of Campeche, after federal agents, “as part of the verification tasks, in coordination with elements of the Ministry of Protection and Citizen Security (SPSC), stopped two passenger buses that did not carry logos or business name of any transport company.
#Release ? At kilometer 14 of the federal highway #Campeche–#Merida, @INAMI_mx and SPSC identified 165 foreigners ?? ?? ???? They were traveling on two buses and did not prove their regular stay in ??
? https://t.co/BTmGaHcJO1 pic.twitter.com/0hyS1hf4XM— INM (@INAMI_mx) October 12, 2022
The inspection of the vehicles was carried out andAt the preventive checkpoint located at kilometer 14 of the Campeche-Mérida federal highway, near the town of San Francisco Kobén, municipality of Campeche, the information is precise.
Traveling with the Cubans were 18 people from Nicaragua, one of Dominican Republic and another from El Salvador.
The entity indicated that after verifying their state of health and providing them with food, the migrants were transferred to the institute’s facilities as part of the administrative immigration procedure.
“The National Migration Institute endorses its commitment to a migration safe, orderly and regular with the purpose of preventing foreigners who transit irregularly from putting their lives and physical integrity at risk,” the statement states.
According to figures offered by the Mexican authorities, during the first nine months of the current year, more than 14,000 Cubans requested refuge in Mexico. With these data, the Island is located in the number two position of the countries with the most asylum requests in the Mexican nation, only behind Honduras.
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