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Mexican president vows no cover-up in investigation of fire that killed 38 migrants

Migrants stand near an improvised altar after spending the night outside the immigration detention center where 38 migrants died during a fire in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on March 29, 2023.- Mexico's president vowed Wednesday there would be "no impunity" for those found responsible for the death by fire of 38 migrants at a detention center.

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has vowed that his government will thoroughly investigate a fire that killed at least 38 migrants at a detention center in this border city.

Security video circulating on social media appeared to show staffers making no effort to help desperate detainees who remained locked behind bars Monday night as smoke billowed and flames spread. One detainee kicks the bars in an apparent attempt to force the door open.

“There is no intention to cover up what

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