Three tour buses full of illegal migrants found "abandoned" on side of highway in Veracruz
Authorities say they “rescued” more than 400 illegal migrants, including dozens of unaccompanied minors, from three coach buses abandoned on a highway in Mexico this week.
The incident unfolded on Thursday in the state of Veracruz, which lies on the Gulf Coast.
Three tour buses full of people were found on the side of the Minatitlán-Acayucan highway.
In total, 407 U.S.-bound migrants without permission to be in Mexico were traveling in “unhealthy conditions” on the overloaded buses, the National Migration Institute (INM) explained in a press release.
“The identified people come from seven countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America; 91 were traveling in family groups (30 women, 15 men and 46 children under 18 years of age) and 52 girls, boys and adolescents were found without the company of an adult.”