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John-wick-90 t1_je9y6ho wrote

Reply to comment by THETRILOBSTER in Angry migrants head toward border crossing after deadly fire by getBusyChild

They did more than ask for money, there were hundreds of police complaints made by women in Juarez of being sexually harrassment by this problematic group of migrants who were rounded up. The local government tried for weeks to get them off the streets and they refused any offer of shelter, they wanted to create chaos in Juarez to put pressure on US immigration authorities to let them cross

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THETRILOBSTER t1_jea1t11 wrote

I've seen 0 articles state the men that were burned alive were accused of sexual harassment or refused shelter, not that any of that should prevent a guard from saving their lives. I have, however seen reports of authorities abusing their power in the area:

>The Associated Press reported that more than 30 migrant shelters and other advocacy organizations published an open letter earlier this month that complained of a criminalization of migrants and asylum-seekers in the city. The letter accused authorities of abuse and excessive force while rounding up migrants, even questioning people in the street about their immigration status without any cause.

We're not talking about some maximum security prison filled with psychopaths and murderers, it's a border detention facility. Filled with immigrants entering or leaving the country. They certainly weren't charged with any crimes that should preclude them from currently being alive.

If I were a betting man I'd wager the fact that they are immigrants from the areas south of the US is the reason people are sprinting into the chat to morally absolve the guards of their obligation to save these people.

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