Head of Mexican migration authority charged over deadly Juarez fire

National Immigration Institute (INM) Commissioner Francisco Garduno arrives at the Federal Court to attend his appointment with a judge regarding the fire in a detention center where 40 migrants died, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 30, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A judge in northern Mexico has ordered the head of the national migration authority charged over a fire late last month that killed 40 migrants at a holding center in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities said on Sunday.

After a lengthy hearing, the court in Ciudad Juarez said there was sufficient evidence to charge Francisco Garduno, head of the National Migration Institute (INM), for unlawful exercise of public office, the Federal Judicial Council said.