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Arrest Orders Issued for 6 in Mexican Detention Center Fire That Killed at Least 39 Migrants

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Federal Public Safety Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez said 27 migrants remained hospitalized, all of them in either serious or critical condition

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Developments in this update

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  1. 38 dead in Mexico fire after guards didn't let migrants out | News Channel 3-12

    Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara ·

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    Arrest Orders Issued for 6 in Mexican Detention Center Fire That Killed at Least 39 Migrants

    Headline from NBC New York ·

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    38 dead in Mexico fire after guards didn't let migrants out | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    38 dead in Mexico fire after guards didn't let migrants out

  2. KHOU Houston

    Fire at Mexican migrant detention facility kills 38, guards didn't free migrants (opens KHOU Houston)

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    According to Mexican authorities, migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at the center, starting the fire.

  3. KRDO

    Blaze kills at least 38 people at migrant detention center near Mexico-US border (opens KRDO)

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    (CNN) -- At least 38 people died on Monday night when a fire broke out at a government-run migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, a city in northern Mexico, on the United States border, Mexican officials said Tuesday.

  4. Border Report

    38 dead in Mexico fire after guards didn’t let migrants out (opens Border Report)

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    When smoke began billowing out of a migrant detention center in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Venezuelan migrant Viangly Infante Padrón was terrified because she knew her husband was st…

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Video Shows Guards Walking Away as Fire Breaks Inside Mexico Migrant Detention Center (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that killed at least 40 people, the president said Tuesday, in one of the deadliest events ever at a Mexican immigration lockup.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Deadly migrant centre fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: What we know (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    At least 38 people were killed after a fire broke out at a detention facility in Mexico near the US border.

  7. New York Post

    Video shows guards at Mexican detention center flee fire that killed 38 without releasing migrants (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Two guards seen leaving don’t even look at the migrants frantically trying to escape from the locked cell.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    38 dead in Mexican detention center fire after guards didn't let migrants out (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Many in Mexico are asking why authorities authorities attempt to release the men before smoke filled the room and killed so many.

  9. WTOP Washington DC

    Deadly fire highlights immigration pressures on Mexico (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    SAN DIEGO (AP) — The fire that killed 38 people at an immigration detention center in Mexico happened as Western hemisphere countries face pressure to address the extraordinary number of people…

  10. Voice of America

    Mexican President Vows to Deliver Justice for Migrants Killed in Fire (opens Voice of America)

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    Authorities believe fire was started by migrants in an act of protest when they discovered they would be deported

  11. The Brunswick News

    At least 40 migrants killed in a fire at a detention center in Mexico (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — At least 40 migrants were killed and dozens more were injured Monday night when a fire broke out in an immigrant detention center in Mexico, just

  12. The Boston Globe

    Fire at migrant center in Mexico near US border kills at least 40 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A fire at a migrant detention facility just south of the US border killed at least 40 people in one of the deadliest tragedies in years involving foreigners apprehended while trying to reach the United States, Mexican authorities said Tuesday.

  13. The World from PRX

    Fire ravages migrant holding facility in Ciudad Juarez (opens The World from PRX)

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    Dozens of migrants are dead after a fire swept through a holding facility in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juárez. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the fire was started by migrants who were protesting news of their deportation.

  14. The Guardian

    At least 40 dead in Mexico migrant centre fire as rights groups blame overcrowding (opens The Guardian)

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    Mexico’s president says fire was caused by migrants lighting mattresses in protest at planned deportations

  15. New York Post

    Only women released from cells during Mexico migrant facility fire which left 38 dead: report (opens New York Post)

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    Some 15 migrant women were freed from a migrant center in Juarez, Mexico when a deadly fire that killed at least 38 people spread through holding cells Monday night, but Mexican officials have not …

  16. Vox

    Migrants were left for dead in a Mexican detention center. Was it a preventable tragedy? (opens Vox)

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    A deadly fire that killed 38 migrants has led to international calls for an investigation.

  17. Politico

    Video shows guards walking away during fire that killed 38 at migrants facility (opens Politico)

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    The blaze was at an immigration detention facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, across the border from El Paso, Texas.

  18. NPR

    A fire inside a detention center kills dozens of Central and South American migrants (opens NPR)

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    NPR'S A Martinez talks with Rafael Velásquez of the International Rescue Committee about a fire that killed 38 people at a Mexican migrant detention center near the Texas border.

  19. Omaha World-Herald

    40 killed in fire at immigration detention center in Mexico (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that killed at least 40 people. That's according to the Mexican president. It

  20. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    38 migrants killed in border fire (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    MEXICO CITY -- Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that killed at least 40 people, the president said Tuesday, in one of the deadliest events ever at a Mexican immigration lockup.

  21. Reason

    Nearly 40 migrants died in a Juarez detention center fire. U.S. border policy is partially to blame. (opens Reason)

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    America's approach to the border helps contribute to the overcrowding and violence migrants face in Mexico.

  22. The Boston Globe

    At least 38 dead in Mexico fire after guards didn’t let migrants out (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    When smoke began billowing out of a migrant detention center in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Venezuelan migrant Viangly Infante Padrón was terrified because she knew her husband was still inside.

  23. The Brunswick News

    Migrants fearing deportation set fire that killed at least 39, Mexico’s president says (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — At least 39 migrants were killed and dozens more were injured Monday night when a fire broke out in an immigrant detention center in Mexico, just

  24. The Brunswick News

    Fire at migrant center on US-Mexico border kills at least 40 (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    A fire that killed 40 migrants who were about to be deported from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, highlights the increasing tension over that country's continued crackdown on migrants trying to reach

  25. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Deadly Fire at Mexican Detention Center Exposes Challenges for Asylum-Seekers. Here's Why (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Here are some questions and answers about the conditions and policies that led to one of Mexico’s deadliest events at an immigration detention center.

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