Mexican authorities rescue 107 Central American migrants

On Saturday, Mexican police and federal officials detained 107 Central American migrants seeking to enter the United States in the city of Reynosa , in the northern state of Tamaulipas.

After a tip-off, state police intercepted a group of migrants who had been taken out of trucks in a western part of the city, located across the border from McAllen, Texas.

When the migrants noticed the presence of authorities, they attempted to flee the scene.

At the scene, unidentified gunmen began shooting at police to prevent the rescue, and one of the attackers was killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, the Tamaulipas government said in a statement.

The statement said police seized a firearm and cartridges but did not provide details on whether any gunmen were arrested or their identities.

The National Migration Institute counted 51 Guatemalans , 47 Hondurans and 9 Salvadorans detained in total.

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’s new government vowed to regulate and stem the flows of people moving from Central America to its northern border as it seeks to reduce tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump over illegal immigration into the United States.

Separately, police discovered a group of Central American migrants on the edge of a highway in Reynosa . Federal migration officials are now reviewing the legal status of the Central Americans detained, the government said.

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