Mexico Finds 343 Migrants in Abandoned Truck Trailer

Mexico Finds 343 Migrants in Abandoned Truck Trailer
Migrants who were found in an abandoned freight truck container in La Tinaja, Veracruz, Mexico, on March 5, 2023. Mexican National Migration Institute via Reuters
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Mexican authorities have found 343 migrants, including 103 unaccompanied minors, in an abandoned freight truck container on the side of a highway, the authorities said Monday.

The National Immigration Institute said the trailer was found Sunday night in the steamy Gulf coast state of Veracruz.