A ‘True Tragedy’ Behind the Deadly Inferno on Texas’ Doorstep

As smoke rose over the heavily patrolled border between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, people in communities on both sides of the border were left to reckon with unspeakable tragedy.

Mexico’s National Immigration Institute, a detainment facility holding 68 migrants from Central and South America, caught fire on Monday night, killing at least 39 people and sending 29 to the hospital in critical condition.

At a Tuesday morning news conference, Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador said the blaze allegedly began after a group of migrants found out that they were going to be deported and set their mattresses on fire in protest.

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