Migrants Stopped at the Mexico-Guatemala Border, Tricked into Accompanying Mexican Migration Authorities to Unknown Destination

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–Written by Samantha Lee—

Mexican National Guard (GN), National Institute of Migration (INM), State Police and Riot Police all defended Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala at several points as the first caravan of 2020 and smaller groups of migrants approached the border in the early days of January. When migrants arrived, the authorities blocked passage at the various points and offered migrants the option of crossing in small groups of 20-40 people, if they agreed to go with the IMN.

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