Deadly Fire at Mexican Detention Center Highlights Inhumane Treatment of Migrants.

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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 person accused of starting the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Five of the six have already been arrested and will face charges of homicide and causing injuries. A video showed guards walking away when the fire started inside the cell holding the migrants and not making any attempt to release them. Families across the region are angered by the circumstances of the fire, and hundreds of migrants protested and turned themselves over to U.S. authorities.
- 6 people charged in deadly fire at Mexican detention center The Associated Press
- Questions grow after surveillance video shows deadly migrant center fire NBC News
- The Ciudad Juárez detention fire shows inhumane conditions for migrants, advocates say NPR
- America should be ashamed of our role in the fiery death of 38 refugees The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 39 migrants are dead, thanks to extreme border policies in Mexico and the US The Arizona Republic
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