Asylum seekers, under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program, walk across the Paso del Norte international border bridge from the Mexican side to continue their asylum request in the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Luis GonzalezMEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Mexico identified in one day nearly 2,000 migrants in…
Mexico identified in one day nearly 2,000 migrants in the country irregularly, the government said on Saturday.
Control operations by the National Migration Institute (INM)on Friday turned up 1,957 migrants from different countries, the government statement said.
The majority, 532 migrants, were identified in the state of Oaxaca, with 134 reported in Puebla and 86 in Veracruz. The rest were found in other areas of the country.
The statement did not specify whether the migrants were detained or where they were sent.
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