Mexico's migration institute suspends operations in Tapachula after 'violent' incident


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  • Saturday, 19 Mar 2022

Migrants are detained by members of the National Guard after some staff were injured in what was called a "violent" incident at the office of the National Migration Institute (INM) involving migrants who are waiting for papers to be able to freely travel through the country, in Tapachula, Mexico March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Torres

(Reuters) - Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM) said on Friday it has temporarily suspended operations in the city of Tapachula, in Chiapas, after some staff were injured in what it called a "violent" incident involving migrants.

Tapachula, a city on the border with Guatemala, has been the site of previous clashes between authorities and migrants who are waiting for papers to be able to freely travel through the country.

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