Mexican Officials Find 175 Migrants in Truck Near Southern Border

Mexican Officials Find 175 Migrants in Truck Near Southern Border
Members of the National Institute of Migration (INM) and police officer are monitoring close to migrants after finding 175 migrants crowded into a truck trailer in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico, in this photo released on May 26, 2023. INM/Handout via Reuters
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MEXICO CITY—Mexican authorities found 175 migrants, mostly from Guatemala, crowded into a truck trailer in the southern state of Chiapas, the National Migration Institute (INM) said on Friday, in the latest mass human smuggling incident to be detected in the country.

Immigration agents heard yells and banging coming from inside the vehicle when it was stopped at a checkpoint in Chiapas, INM said in a statement.