Updated: At least 53 killed in Mexico migrant truck accident
Updated: 3.15pm (AEDT) Tuxtla Guiterrez, Mexico Reuters At least 53 mostly Central Americans were killed on Thursday when the truck they were in flipped over in southern Mexico, in one of the worst accidents to befall migrants risking their lives to reach the United States. The trailer broke open and spilled out migrants when the […]
Why Roma migrants from Europe are taking rafts from Mexico to enter the US
Roma, Texas/Bucharest, Romania Reuters Among the hundreds of Central American migrants crossing the Rio Grande river daily on rafts from Mexico to Texas, dozens stood out on a recent day. They were generally taller and some wore skirts, stylish shoes and tracksuits, while many of the other migrants wore T-shirts, pants and jeans. US border […]
Harrowing photo of drowned migrants at US border draws global attention
Warning: This story contains a distressing image. Matamoros, Mexico Reuters A harrowing photo of a Salvadoran migrant and his young daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande at the US-Mexico border became the focus on Wednesday of a US political debate over President Donald Trump’s asylum policies. The picture of Oscar Alberto Martinez, 25, and […]