Family of Salvadoran killed in deadly Mexico fire calls for justice

A pair of shoes are seen on the banks of the Rio Bravo river, near migrants turning themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol agents, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - When she learned that her son and grandson had decided to travel from El Salvador to the U.S. to find work, Vilma Gutierrez tried to convince them not to go, worried by the many risks migrants face on their journey north.

On Wednesday, Carlos Pacheco, her son, appeared on a list of 39 people who died in a Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, detention center fire, one of the deadliest migrant tragedies in years.