172 migrants were abandoned in a tractor-trailer on the side of a highway on the Jaltipan-Cosoleacaque highway in Mexico's Veracruz last Friday (July 21).

According to a statement released by the National Migration Institute (INM), 27 were unaccompanied minors from Guatemala, Honduras, and Ecuador. There were also 44 families of 105 individuals from Guatemala and Honduras and 40 single adults.

Mexico lies along the migrant route connecting Central America to the United States. Migrants often travel in the cramped back of tractor-trailers heading for the U.S.-Mexico border, which is a perilous journey.

STORY: Number of migrants abandoned inside truck in Mexico's Veracruz updated to 172
DATELINE: July 24, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:51
LOCATION: Mexico City
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of statement issued by Mexico's INM
2. various of the migrants abandoned in Mexico's Veracruz
3. various of pictures of migrants
 
STORYLINE:
 
The number of the migrants of various nationalities who had been abandoned recently in a tractor-trailer on the Jaltipan-Cosoleacaque highway in Mexico's Veracruz was updated to 172 from 148 on Saturday.
 
According to a National Migration Institute (INM) statement, among those rescued were 27 unaccompanied minors from Guatemala, Honduras, and Ecuador, as well as 44 families consisting of 105 individuals from Guatemala and Honduras.
 
Additionally, there were 40 single adults from Guatemala, Bangladesh, Honduras, and Ecuador.
 
Mexico lies along the migrant route connecting Central America to the United States. Migrants often travel in cramped back of tractor-trailer heading for the U.S.-Mexico border, which is an extremely dangerous journey.
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mexico City.
(XHTV)