Death of pregnant Cuban migrant reported in Mexico

A young pregnant Cuban migrant died in the state ofChihuahua, north of Mexico, during their attempt to cross the border into the United States.

The Cuban woman - whose identity and age has not been revealed - was 12 weeks pregnant and died“due to anemia that worsened due to malnutrition”, as reported to themexican press the Secretary General of the Government, Santiago de la Peña, citing as a source a report from the state Health Secretariat.

De La Peña said that the migrants are arriving in that state in deplorable conditions.

“Let us have an orderly migration that guarantees these people that, in the exercise of their right to mobility, they can do so in a safe, healthy, and orderly manner. and let us also protect the rights of our fellow citizens, particularly the population of Ciudad Juárez," said Santiago de La Pena.

He stressed that the northern states of the country, and specifically Chihuahua, They are on the verge of collapse due to the number of people who continue to arrive in the state.

Santiago de la Peña stated that the situation has led to a humanitarian, health and even security crisis, and cited as an example the integration of some migrants into criminal organizations.

Images released in recent days showed how dozens of migrants, including children and women, risked their lives in Chihuahua walking along the railway tracks to force the Ferromex trains to stop, and thus take advantage of the opportunity to get on and reach the border with the United States.

In another incident this week, hundreds of migrants tried to cross into the United States from Ciudad Juárez, also in Chihuahua, under the gaze of several security elements who could do nothing to prevent it.

The death of the young pregnant Cuban migrant, whose death no other details have emerged so far, adds to the regrettabledeaths of 10 other women on the island, one of them a minor, who died this week in a tragic traffic accident in the state of Chiapas while trying to reach the southern border of the United States.