Mexico's Migrant Detention Center Fire Sparks Controversy and Calls for Accountability.

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Mexico's Migrant Detention Center Fire Sparks Controversy and Calls for Accountability.
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Mexico will issue arrest warrants for those responsible for the deaths of 39 people in a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, which is being investigated as a homicide. Among those identified as potentially responsible are two federal agents, one state migration agent, and several members of a private security company. A surveillance video shows detainees locked behind gates as the fire spread. The Mexican government is working to identify the victims and repatriate their bodies.

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