The discovery of the lifeless body of a girl of approximately five years, who would be originally from Guatemala, in the flow of the Rio Grande – known in the United States as the Rio Grande – afflicted the inhabitants of Ciudad Juárez, in Mexico.
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According to the first reports from the authorities, the little girl was in the company of her mother -approximately 28 years old- when both tried to cross the tributary that divides Mexico and the United States; but they did not succeed.
The woman was rescued by the Department of Firefighters and Municipal Public Security of the Mexican state of Chihuahuabut the little girl had detached herself from her and was lost in the flow.
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Finally, after several hours of searching, his body was recovered in the most populated city of the Chihuahuan region.
According to a statement from the Attorney General of the State of Chihuahua, North Zone, the minor’s mother – named Silvia – had a nervous breakdown, for which she will receive psychological care and assistance measures through the Attention Unit to Victims of the Prosecutor’s Office, while their legal migratory situation is resolved.
Migration on the border between Mexico and the United States
According to data from the United Nations, in 2021 in Mexico there were 728 deaths of migrants and so far this year 340 have been recorded.
The region is experiencing a record migratory flow to the United States, whose Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has intercepted more than 1.6 million people so far in fiscal year 2022, which began in last october.
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In addition, Mexico received a record of more than 58,000 refugee applications in the first half of 2022, an annual increase of almost 15%, according to the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (Comar).
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*With information from EFE and El Universal (Mexico) / GDA
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