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Mexico's president visits city where fire killed 39 migrants

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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador visits Ciudad Juarez, where 39 migrants died. He says the fire was the second most painful moment of his administration. The fire was set by some migrants to protest perceived moves to deport them. The U.S. also pressures Mexico to curb the flow of migrants.

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Mexico's president visits city where fire killed 39 migrants

By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is visiting the border city of Ciudad Juarez, where 39 men died in an immigration detention center fire. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday he was personally devastated by Monday’s tragedy. But it appears he will bring little new with him in the way of policy during his visit to Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas. Eager to gain favor with the United State…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Mexico's President visits Juarez; migrants and other protestors look for answers

JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- Mexico's President Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador visited the border on Friday to discuss social programs with other federal officials in Juarez. His previously scheduled visit coincides with Monday's fire that left 38 migrants dead and more injured at the National Institute of Migration. Dozens of migrants and protestors gathered outside 'Gimnasio de Bachilleres' where "AMLO" had his private meeting. After this event, p…

1 year ago·Panama City, United States

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Mexico's president visits city where fire killed 39 migrants

Mexico’s president on Friday visited the border city where 39 migrants died in a fire at a detention center, expressing pain over the disaster but probably not bringing any changes in tough immigration policies. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he was personally devastated by Monday’s tragedy in Ciudad Juarez, which is across from El Paso, Texas. “I confess it hurt me a lot, it damaged me,” López Obrador said before starting out on his…

1 year ago·Jacksonville, United States

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