At an act at the capital’s air force, where the bodies of 17 migrants who died in the fire at an immigration station in the neighboring country arrived, Búcaro declared that this was “a moment of solidarity, brotherhood, mourning and mourning the terrible tragedy.” .” .
The head of local diplomacy commended the work done by the Mexican authorities and the Guatemalan delegation accompanying him to achieve an effective identification process and dignified repatriation.
Today we thank all the collaborators who made it possible for our compatriots to return with dignity and solidarity, he told relatives who were present at the handover of their loved ones.
Búcaro backed Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s pledge to go unpunished and his counterpart Alejandro Giammattei to cooperate on whatever is necessary to clarify the events of March 27.
The government of Guatemala is already coadjuvant to the federal criminal case under Mexico’s National Code of Criminal Procedure, he stressed, and we must ensure that judicial redress is comprehensive.
Relatives and victims of this terrible tragedy, know that you are not alone and that you will have our obligation to fight for truth and justice, concluded Búcaro.
For her part, Laura Carrillo, head of Mexico’s International Development Cooperation Agency, deeply regretted what happened in Ciudad Juárez and assured that they are working to ensure that such an event never happens again.
Migrant care programs are being intensified, but so are social development programs so that migration in our region is not forced, he said.
Shortly after the coffins of the 17 Guatemalans arrived in this capital, they began to take them to their places of origin.
According to the list published here, the age ranges from 21 to 51 years old and belongs to the departments of Huehuetenango, Izabal, Sololá, Totonicapán, Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez, Quiché, Quetzaltenango and Alta Verapaz, a good majority of them, with a high percentage of poverty and extreme poverty.
The State Department also confirmed that all repatriation and medical expenses would be borne by the Mexican government, a gesture it recognizes.
At the moment, the transmission of two individuals remains pending identification through genetic profiles.
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