Fire at Immigration Facility in Border Town Ciudad Juarez Kills at least 39
People set candles in memory of the deceased migrants after a fire at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico on March 28, 2023 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. According to official information, the fire broke overnight in a National Immigration Institute facility in Ciudad Juarez, near El Paso, killing 38 and leaving over 20 injured. Most of the victims are migrants from Central and South America.
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But what the fire reveals is broken immigration policies in the U.S. and Mexico. Mexico is detaining and holding migrants, including those expelled from the U.S. They don’t have the facilities or the resources to do this humanely.
Under U.S. immigration law, migrants fleeing persecution can request asylum regardless of how they arrive on U.S. soil. But the Biden administration proposed a more restrictive immigration rule to take effect in May.
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