From within a building at the National Migration Institute in Ciudad Juárez, Texas, near El Paso, footage captured soldiers and firefighters assisting the wounded to safety.
More than three dozen individuals perished in a fire at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, close to the United States border.
According to Mexican authorities, 38 persons were killed and dozens were injured in the fire.
Authorities initially reported forty fatalities but subsequently stated that some may have been counted twice due to confusion.
The injured were transported to four nearby hospitals.
According to the institute, 68 adult males from Central and South America are residing at the facility.
President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated that migrants dreading deportation set fire to mattresses at the detention center.
Mr. Obrador remarked, “They never imagined that this would lead to this terrible misfortune.”
Soldiers and firefighters helped the injured from inside the National Migration Institute in Ciudad Juárez, Texas, near El Paso.
Local media reported that paramedics treated some and transferred others to nearby hospitals.
According to reports, the fire started in a section of the complex reserved for males only. It is unknown how it began.
It comes after US officials prevented hundreds of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, from entering the country earlier this month after a large group attempted to force their way past Mexican border guards.
The new asylum procedure introduced by the Biden administration has frustrated many.
It requires asylum claimants to schedule a meeting with US officials beforehand; however, users have reported being unable to secure appointments on the government app due to bugs and high demand.
They say this has led to families being split at the border without a timeline.
Detractors say the app has technical issues and it’s unclear how many daily reservations are available.
Revisions to the CBP One app will speed up the process, according to DHS.
Under the new rules, migrants who do not make an appointment at a US border port of entry or utilize humanitarian programs available to certain nationalities would be ineligible for asylum, with certain exceptions.
They must also seek protection in countries they pass through before claiming asylum in the United States.
Similar efforts under Donald Trump were blocked by the courts. The move discourages unauthorised border crossings.
However, officials insist the measure is distinct from Mr. Trump’s, primarily because it allows for exemptions and provides other legal pathways, including humanitarian parole for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.
