6 migrants killed by Mexican military shooting at vehicle evading checkpoint

The Mexican bishops’ conference’s migrant ministry expressed solidarity with the victims and called for a “serious, impartial and investigation” of the shooting. The migrant ministry added in an Oct. 3 statement, “This tragedy did not arise as an isolated incident, but rather as a consequence of the militarization of immigration policy and the increased presence of armed forces on the country’s southern border, which has been a constant.”

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