‘Lack of Controls’ in US Border Contributes to Horrible Migrant Deaths: Mexican President

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during the daily briefing at Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 28, 2022. Hector Vivas/Getty Images

The devastating situation in the migrants’ home countries and the status of the U.S.-Mexico border were to be blamed for the tragic incident that happened in San Antonio, Texas, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday.

At least 50 migrants died after being stuck inside a sweltering semi-trailer in San Antonio in one of the deadliest human trafficking incidents in recent history, U.S. and Mexican officials said on Tuesday.