Mexico's former top immigration official apologizes for a 2023 fire that killed 40 migrants in a Juárez facility

The fire left 40 dead and 27 injured after migrants were locked inside a cell in the burning facility.

Advocates and survivors are suspicious of the apology, believing it is a legal tactic to avoid criminal charges.

Mexico's former embattled top immigration official has made the first public apology for the fire that left 40 migrants dead in a Juárez immigration facility in March 2023.

Francisco Garduño Yáñez made the public apology in Mexico City on Sept. 26. Survivors of the fire and the families of the victims were present for the apology.

"To all of you, I humbly offer a profound apology for the suffering and harm caused to you and your families, whose lives hav

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