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Mexican judge closes the case against immigration chief Francisco Garduño over 2023 Juarez fire

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A Mexican judge closed the case against Francisco Garduño, former head of the country’s immigration agency, for crimes related to the 2023 fire at a Juarez detention center that killed 40 migrants and injured 30 others.

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    Mexican judge closes the case against immigration chief Francisco Garduño over 2023 Juarez fire (opens Border Report)

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    A Mexican judge closed the case against Francisco Garduño, former head of the country’s immigration agency, for crimes related to the 2023 fire at a Juarez detention center that killed 40 migrants and injured 30 others.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Mexican court closes case against official over 2023 detention centre fire (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Victims' groups, however, have denounced the ruling as 'selective' justice that exonerates the former migration chief.

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