Charges to be filed in deadly immigration center fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

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Arrest orders have been issued for six people, including three officials from the National Immigration Institute, two private security guards, and the detained migrant accused of starting the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The private security firm involved will have its operating permit revoked and face a fine. Investigations will look into the entire chain of command for the immigration facility to determine what actions or omissions could be punishable. The circumstances of the fire have angered families across the region who were still awaiting confirmation of whether their loved ones were dead or alive.
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