Mexico: Free Detained Migrants Amid Pandemic

Expand Migrants are guided by the Mexican authorities through the Ceibo border crossing between Guatemala and México on January 19, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Jair Cabrera Torres (New York) – Mexican authorities should comply with their international obligation to urgently release migrants if they can no longer be deported to their country of origin or are being held in arbitrary detention, Human Rights Watch said today. Such releases are not only in line with international human rights law, but also critical to reduce the risk that migrants face in detention centers unable to ensure protection…

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