More than 400 migrants rescued in Veracruz after being abandoned

A total of 407 migrants were rescued by authorities from the National Institute of Migration after being left in three tourist buses in an area located on the Minatitlán-Acayucan highway in Veracruz.

The migrants come from seven different nationalities, and 91 of them are part of family units, while 52 minors traveled without adult companions, the agency revealed.

“The staff of the National Institute of Migration who took part in the humanitarian rescue assisted a pregnant woman from Honduras, along with her minor daughter, a man and another person of Ecuadorian nationality who were transferred to the General Hospital of Cosoleacaque.

“The identified individuals come from seven countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America; 91 traveled in family units, 30 women, 15 men and 46 minors under the age of 18, and 52 girls, boys and adolescents were found without the company of an adult,” the INM revealed.

Prisoners transferred to Acayucan Immigration Station

After offering them water and food and checking their health status, the 407 persons were transferred to a DIF shelter and Acayucan immigration station to continue their legal proceedings.

“Of the 264 adults traveling alone, 12 are from Cuba; 4 from the Dominican Republic; 27 from Ecuador; 187 from Guatemala; 7 from Honduras; 21 from El Salvador and 6 from Nicaragua. This group had been transferred to the Acayucan immigration station.

“Meanwhile, family units, as well as unaccompanied minors under the age of 18, were transferred to the shelter of the Municipal System for Integrated Family Development ‘Growth, Trust and Hope’,” the agency reported.