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Families mourn, protests in the aftermath of fire at migrant detention center in Mexico

Manuel de Jesus Pacheco and Vilma Gutierrez, parents of Carlos Alberto Pacheco Gutierrez, who died during a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, stand in front of their home in Sonzacate, El Salvador, March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Manuel de Jesus Pacheco and Vilma Gutierrez, parents of Carlos Alberto Pacheco Gutierrez, who died during a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, stand in front of their home in Sonzacate, El Salvador, March 29, 2023....more

Manuel de Jesus Pacheco and Vilma Gutierrez, parents of Carlos Alberto Pacheco Gutierrez, who died during a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, stand in front of their home in Sonzacate, El Salvador, March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
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A migrant detained by migration authorities escapes from a bus as activists block the entrance to the Siglo XXI migrant detention center in Tapachula, Mexico, during a protest following the deaths of several migrants after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center late Monday in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, March 29. REUTERS/Gabriela Sanabria

A migrant detained by migration authorities escapes from a bus as activists block the entrance to the Siglo XXI migrant detention center in Tapachula, Mexico, during a protest following the deaths of several migrants after a fire broke out at a...more

A migrant detained by migration authorities escapes from a bus as activists block the entrance to the Siglo XXI migrant detention center in Tapachula, Mexico, during a protest following the deaths of several migrants after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center late Monday in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, March 29. REUTERS/Gabriela Sanabria
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Migrants hold a candle vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in memory of the victims of a fire that broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants hold a candle vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in memory of the victims of a fire that broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants hold a candle vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in memory of the victims of a fire that broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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A child takes part in a candle vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

A child takes part in a candle vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

A child takes part in a candle vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
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Migrants sleep next to an altar outside the migrant detention center where several migrants died after a fire broke out in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 30. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants sleep next to an altar outside the migrant detention center where several migrants died after a fire broke out in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 30. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants sleep next to an altar outside the migrant detention center where several migrants died after a fire broke out in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 30. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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Lucia Pacheco, sister of Carlos Alberto Pacheco Gutierrez, who died during a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, shows a picture of her brother in Sonzacate, El Salvador, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Lucia Pacheco, sister of Carlos Alberto Pacheco Gutierrez, who died during a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, shows a picture of her brother in Sonzacate, El Salvador, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Lucia Pacheco, sister of Carlos Alberto Pacheco Gutierrez, who died during a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, shows a picture of her brother in Sonzacate, El Salvador, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
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Migrants attend a vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

Migrants attend a vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

Migrants attend a vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
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An activist speaks through a megaphone during a protest following the deaths of several migrants after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, outside the Interior Ministry building in Mexico City, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Henry Romero

An activist speaks through a megaphone during a protest following the deaths of several migrants after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, outside the Interior Ministry building in Mexico City, Mexico, March 29....more

An activist speaks through a megaphone during a protest following the deaths of several migrants after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, outside the Interior Ministry building in Mexico City, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Henry Romero
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A nurse takes care of a migrant who is one of the victims of the fire at a migrant detention center, at Hospital General of Ciudad Juarez, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

A nurse takes care of a migrant who is one of the victims of the fire at a migrant detention center, at Hospital General of Ciudad Juarez, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

A nurse takes care of a migrant who is one of the victims of the fire at a migrant detention center, at Hospital General of Ciudad Juarez, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
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Migrants hold a candle vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

Migrants hold a candle vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

Migrants hold a candle vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
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A woman hugs a migrant as activists block the entrance to the Siglo XXI migrant detention center in Tapachula, Mexico, during a protest following the deaths of several migrants after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, March 29. REUTERS/Gabriela Sanabria

A woman hugs a migrant as activists block the entrance to the Siglo XXI migrant detention center in Tapachula, Mexico, during a protest following the deaths of several migrants after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez,...more

A woman hugs a migrant as activists block the entrance to the Siglo XXI migrant detention center in Tapachula, Mexico, during a protest following the deaths of several migrants after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, March 29. REUTERS/Gabriela Sanabria
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Migrants rest outside the migrant detention center where several migrants died after a fire broke out, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants rest outside the migrant detention center where several migrants died after a fire broke out, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants rest outside the migrant detention center where several migrants died after a fire broke out, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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Viangly, a Venezuelan migrant, waits with her daughter Cristal outside a hospital to visit her injured husband Eduard Caraballo, after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Viangly, a Venezuelan migrant, waits with her daughter Cristal outside a hospital to visit her injured husband Eduard Caraballo, after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Viangly, a Venezuelan migrant, waits with her daughter Cristal outside a hospital to visit her injured husband Eduard Caraballo, after a fire broke out at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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Reniel Murillo, a Venezuelan migrant, shows a photograph of his friend Joel Alexander, a victim of the fire, as he takes part in a vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Reniel Murillo, a Venezuelan migrant, shows a photograph of his friend Joel Alexander, a victim of the fire, as he takes part in a vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis...more

Reniel Murillo, a Venezuelan migrant, shows a photograph of his friend Joel Alexander, a victim of the fire, as he takes part in a vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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A member of the Mexico National Guard stands near the office of the National Institute of Migration as people take part in a vigil, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A member of the Mexico National Guard stands near the office of the National Institute of Migration as people take part in a vigil, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A member of the Mexico National Guard stands near the office of the National Institute of Migration as people take part in a vigil, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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Maria Elizabeth Miranda (R), wife of Carlos Alberto Pacheco Gutierrez, who died during a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, is comforted by a neighbor in Sonzacate, El Salvador, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Maria Elizabeth Miranda (R), wife of Carlos Alberto Pacheco Gutierrez, who died during a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, is comforted by a neighbor in Sonzacate, El Salvador, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Maria Elizabeth Miranda (R), wife of Carlos Alberto Pacheco Gutierrez, who died during a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, is comforted by a neighbor in Sonzacate, El Salvador, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
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A migrant woman carrying a baby in her arms rests outside the migrant detention center where several migrants died after a fire broke out, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A migrant woman carrying a baby in her arms rests outside the migrant detention center where several migrants died after a fire broke out, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A migrant woman carrying a baby in her arms rests outside the migrant detention center where several migrants died after a fire broke out, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 29. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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Fatima Pavon, 12, a migrant girl from Venezuela, takes part in a vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Fatima Pavon, 12, a migrant girl from Venezuela, takes part in a vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Fatima Pavon, 12, a migrant girl from Venezuela, takes part in a vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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