translated from Spanish: 240 Central American migrants are detained in Puebla; 61 are minors

Migration authorities detained 240 Central American migrants and deported 89 Cubans who were in an irregular situation, they reported on June 23.
In an operation carried out on Tuesday in the city of Puebla, police detained 52 women and 127 men from Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, who were hiding in a warehouse.
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According to the police report, 61 minors were also found at the site, who along with the adults were trying to reach the U.S. border.

Within the framework of the National Strategy to Address the Migratory Flow @INAMI_mx, @FGRMexico and state police of #Puebla, rescued 241 migrants ?????????? in a building located in the Bosques de Manzanilla colony; they did not prove their regular stay in #México ?? pic.twitter.com/0tFf3K56tY
— INM (@INAMI_mx) June 23, 2021

The arrest followed an anonymous call that reported an unusual movement of people who were keeping few health precautions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic in a popular neighborhood of Puebla.
All were handed over to officials of the National Migration Institute (INM) for possible deportation.
On the other hand, the INM deported by air 89 Cuban migrants, of whom 20 are women and 69 men “who did not prove regular stay in Mexico,” the agency reported.
“This action was carried out in coordination with consular authorities of that country and with respect for human rights,” the INM said.
Following the arrival of Democrat Joe Biden as president of the United States, the number of migrants attempting to cross illegally from Mexico, many of them minors, has multiplied.
In April alone, 17,171 unaccompanied minors were found at the southern border of the United States, according to figures from that government.
Meanwhile, from January to May, 22,267 migrants were detained in Mexico, Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval reported on May 21.
To contain illegal migration, the Mexican government has deployed 27,562 armed forces personnel on its southern and northern borders, the head of sedena said.
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Original source in Spanish