US EditionMexican authorities arrest outspoken activist ahead of a planned migrant caravan
CHIAPAS, MEXICO, AUG 5 – Luis García Villagrán was arrested for alleged extortion amid a planned migrant caravan protesting tightened U.S. asylum restrictions, authorities said.
- Authorities arrested activist and immigration advocate Luis García Villagrán in Tapachula, Chiapas, on Tuesday ahead of a planned migrant caravan.
- The arrest followed accusations of extortion against García Villagrán from migrants last year and ongoing government efforts to contain migrants in southern Mexico.
- García Villagrán has supported numerous migrant caravans seeking legal entry to the U.S. border or quicker asylum processing within Mexico, even as authorities stepped up enforcement measures around migrant gathering spots.
- Cuban migrant Jesús Pérez said the arrest was intended to prevent migrants from leaving Tapachula, but stated, "but we're going to leave."
- The arrest, condemned by activist Irineo Mójica as government criminalization of immigration advocacy, occurred a day before migrants planned to march to Mexico City seeking better treatment and work opportunities.
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Luis García Villagrán was arrested in Chiapas on the eve of a march from Tapachula to Mexico City, according to authorities
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxLuis Garc to Villagr n, a migrant rights defender, was arrested in Tapachula, Chiapas, and accused activists and family members.
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Mexican authorities arrest outspoken activist ahead of a planned migrant caravan
Authorities have arrested immigration activist Luis García Villagrán in southern Mexico. Tuesday 's arrest came a day before a group of migrants planned to form a caravan and march to the capital.
On August 6, it was reported that the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed the arrest of Luis Rey García Villagrán. He was identified as organizing the migrant caravan. The president stated that his arrest was due to an arrest warrant for the crime of human trafficking. YOU CAN INTEREST: They find human remains in plastic bags in Juárez, Nuevo LeónHis arrest was notified on August 5. It was detailed that the detainee was acting as d…
In June, the human rights defender told the Protection Mechanism about threats and harassment suffered by him because of his work on the human rights of persons in human mobility.The post Chiapas: Migrant defenders are arrested one day before the departure of a new caravan appeared first on Avispa Midia.
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