Migrants set fire that left 39 dead over deportation fears, Mexico’s president says

Migrants fearing deportation set fire to mattresses during a protest at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, killing at least 40 people, the Mexican president said Tuesday.

The deadly blaze broke out at the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juárez on Monday night, where 68 men from Central and South America were being held, the agency said. ---More...