Border police operation kills migrant during persecution in Mexico

An operation by the Mexican National Guard in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the Rio Grande River, resulted in the death of an immigrant during a chase.

The victim, whose nationality was not revealed, died during a police chase in the area that is being guarded by air, water and land, according to the news channel. see the effect in Facebook.

That medium also mentioned that the . file A strong security apparatus has been implemented since Thursday noon “Reversal of the arrest of four pateros (coyotes) who caused a large mobilization.”

For Friday, another police deployment was seen in the area, as part of “mirror worker“That the government of Coahuila in Mexico is implemented jointly with the neighboring state of Texas, receiving immigrants who cross the tributary.

Paseo del Rio Customer Patrol cars are stationed in the Acuña and Piedras Negras regions, places that immigrants frequently choose to cross into the United States.

Agustin Flores Segovia, the local director of public security, said that elements of the Criminal Investigation Agency, Action and Reaction Police, Coahuila Civil Police and the State Prosecutor’s Office are participating in this joint initiative, who carry out patrol and air missions. monitoring in the area.

He pointed out that these measures are aimed at persuading the migrants who risk their lives in the turbulent waters of the river, which has significantly increased its level, making the crossing more dangerous.

“It is a security operation, not an operation against migrants. We want their safety and the safety of the Coahuelans, and we have arrested 96 people and many smugglers,” local authorities said in statements to the media. see the effect.

However, the presenter of the Facebook page “Do Not Silence Others Piedras Negras”, which provides real-time coverage of what is happening in the territory, indicated in this regard that the harassment, even with Helicopters against those who intend to cross the river It will generate problems of persecution where the victim is the immigrant himself.

This deployment in Coahuila to reinforce security in the border strip comes in response to a historic agreement with neighboring Texas, whose governor, Greg Abbott, faces daily the arrival of dozens of illegal immigrants on American soil.

Last week, Abbott announced on Twitter the start of this maneuver with the support of his Mexican counterpart from Coahuila, Miguel Riquelme, and noted that “Coahuila Governor Miguel Riquelme begins his enhanced security measures at the border, after signing our historic agreement. We secure both sides of the border.”

The presence of Cuban immigrants trying to reach the United States to seek political asylum has increased in the region, but hundreds of Central American citizens are also arriving, as well as Venezuelans, Colombians and other nationalities.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, at least 78,903 Cubans arrived in the United States Of the southern border points in the first six months of the 2022 fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2021, 32,141 of them did so last March.

Due to the number of Cubans who arrived in the United States in March, they have become the second national group with the largest number of immigrants flowing across the southern border, surpassed only by Mexicans (87,388) and above them by Guatemalans, Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, who are traditional immigrants. Higher amounts have been added.