WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT At least 39 people have died after a fire broke out at a migrant holding center in Mexico’s border city of Ciudad Juarez. Dozens more were injured in the blaze that authorities believe started during a protest against deportations
Twenty-eight of the dead at the center were Guatemalans, Guatemala's national migration institute said.
A spokesperson for Guatemala's foreign ministry said Mexican officials had informed them that some Venezuelans at the center had set mattresses alight. The fire, one of the most lethal to hit the country in years, occurred as the U.S. and Mexico are battling to cope with record levels of border crossings at their shared frontier.
White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson on Twitter expressed her sorrow over the "heartbreaking" loss of life, and said the U.S. government stood ready to provide Mexico with any necessary support.in Mexican border cities as authorities attempt to process asylum requests using a new U.S. government app known as CBP One.
At the same time, the United States said it would allow up to 30,000 people from those three countries plus Venezuela to enter the country by air each month.
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