Honduran Migrants Assault Mexican Authorities, Escape into Border City
Honduran Migrants Assault Mexican Authorities, Escape into Border City
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Authorities in the Mexican border city Piedras Negras, Coahuila, are searching for three Honduran migrants who escaped custody after assaulting a customs officer.
The assault comes at a time when authorities in Mexico are seeing an increase in the number of migrants reaching the city in an attempt to enter the U.S. and request asylum.
The assault took place this week in the offices of Mexico’s National Immigration Institute in Piedras Negras.
According to information released by state authorities, officers took three Honduran men to use the restrooms when the assault began.