The two dead join a rapidly growing number of migrants killed and injured on Mexico’s northern and southern borders in a desperate bid to reach the U.S.
TECATE, Baja California — Two Mexican migrants were shot to death on the Mexican side of the U.S. border in the early hours of Friday morning,Another three suffered gunshot wounds but were assisted by one of the institute’s emergency rescue teams, along with other nine people who were not injured., a city in the border state of Baja California. By the time rescuers climbed up to meet the group, two migrants were already dead.
The harsh desert hill is considered a sacred site by at least one Mexican Indigenous group but is also used by migrant smugglers. The cause of the shooting is not known, but migrant crossings often involve agreements with local cartels for right of passage. Migrants are sometimes shot if their smuggler is working for a rival gang or if they haven't paid passage rights.In one notable case in 2021, Tamaulipas state police, including at least 14 Guatemalan migrants, then burned their bodies. A court recently convicted 11 officers of homicide.
In that case, officers had initially argued they were responding to shots fired and believed they were chasing Gulf cartel vehicles. But the state police burned the bodies in an attempt to cover up the crime.on Mexico's northern and southern borders in a desperate bid to reach the U.S.
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