Failed immigration policies led to Juarez tragedy, says NYIC

New York: The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) has demanded from the Biden administration to swiftly reverse course and prioritize humanitarian obligations and the safety of all those who leave their homes fleeing desperate and sometimes violent conditions. The demand has come in the aftermath of the Juarez detention center tragedy.

“It’s also long past time for Congress to take action to create a truly welcoming nation that lives up to its humanitarian goals and democratic ideas,” Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director NYIC said, blaming the policy bottlenecks and inhuman conditions in the detention centers at Mexico border for the tragedy.

Earlier, a fire broke out in a government-run migrant detention center for men in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, near the southern border with the U.S. and across from El Paso, Texas. According to reports, of the 68 people in the shelter, at least 38 were killed and 11 were injured.

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