Overview

• Immigration director of Chihuahua state ordered to stand trial for homicide and failure to protect migrants in last month's deadly fire at a detention center.
• Head of Mexico's immigration agency arraigned for failing to protect migrants during the fire after private security asked to release them but were denied.
• President voiced support for immigration agency head, who has not resigned, while migrants protest the deadly fire and call for closing of detention centers.
• migrants died in the March 27 fire in Ciudad Juarez after a migrant set fire to mattresses to protest a transfer, leading to charges against several officials and a guard.
• Prosecutors will press charges against the top national official of Mexico's immigration agency over the fire.