Bus of migrants help mother give birth in Mexico before being detained

A migrant woman who gave birth with the help of those that traveled with her, and was part of 141 migrants including 25 minors who were detained at a bus checkpoint, lies down after giving birth, on the outskirts of Orizaba, in Veracruz state, Mexico, in this handout picture released on June 26, 2023. Mexico Instituto Nacional de Migration (INM)/Handout via REUTERS

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A woman who had just given birth was among 141 migrants detained at a bus checkpoint in southeastern Mexico on Monday, the same day another large group of migrants was found in the area crowded into the back of a trailer truck.

The mother and her newborn girl were taken to a hospital after being detained, according to a statement by the National Migration Institute (INM).