World News | Mexico Finds 491 Migrants Being Held at Vacant Lot, Almost All Are from Guatemala

Mexico City, Aug 5 (AP) Mexico's immigration agency said late on Friday it found 491 migrants being held at a compound by the side of a highway east of Mexico City.

All but six of the migrants were from Guatemala; the others are Hondurans.

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There were 277 children and adolescents among the migrants, most of whom were travelling with relatives. But there were also 52 unaccompanied minors.

The migrants were being held in a walled compound near the city of Puebla, along a route frequently used by migrant smugglers. The migrants were taken to offices of the National Immigration Institute.

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Smugglers in Mexico frequently hide migrants at such compounds until they can be taken aboard buses or trucks to the US border. (AP)

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