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July 17, 2023

Mexico Apprehends Hundreds of U.S.-Bound Asylum Seekers
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In Mexico, authorities apprehended over 500 asylum seekers this weekend
in the state of Veracruz as the Mexican government intensifies its
crackdown on migrants attempting to reach the U.S. border. More than 200
people, including children, were found in an abandoned trailer, many of
them with symptoms of severe dehydration. At least six people were
arrested for their role in transporting the hundreds of migrants, who
were mostly from Central America and Cuba. Stricter immigration policies
in Mexico and the U.S. have forced asylum seekers to rely on smugglers
and take on deadly routes to reach the United States


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