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No more padlocks: Mexican immigration agency reports safety measures a year after deadly fire

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A fire in a locked cell at the Ciudad Ju�rez migrant detention facility killed 40 people. Mexico's National Migration Institute this week said it has made safety improvements to its immigration stations. In a press release, INM said it had installed fire extinguishers, fire hydrants and more than 1,500 smoke detectors.

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No more padlocks: Mexican immigration agency reports safety measures a year after deadly fire

By La Verdad Ciudad Juárez – A year after a fire in a locked cell at the Ciudad Juárez migrant detention facility killed 40 people, Mexico’s National Migration Institute this week said it has made safety improvements to its immigration stations to avoid the repetition of such events. Known as INM, the agency is a decentralized body of the federal government in charge of enforcing Mexico’s immigration policies. INM said that it has installed emer…

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