Overview

• 123 migrants, including 34 children, from Central and South America were found trapped in a trailer in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, after a local resident reported hearing cries from the locked vehicle.
• The rescued migrants were primarily from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador, with some from Ecuador and Cuba.
• Rescue efforts were coordinated by Mexico's National Migration Institute, which provided the migrants with food, medical assistance, and temporary accommodation.
• It is unclear if the rescued migrants are part of a larger 7,000-strong migrant caravan making its way from southern Mexico towards the United States.
• Increased migration has led to over 2.2 million detentions at the US-Mexico border since October 2022, prompting criticism on the handling of the migrant crisis.