Migrants aboard Mexico cargo trains stranded miles from U.S. border
VILLA AHUMADA/PIEDRAS NEGRAS (Reuters) — Migrants were stranded in Mexico on Friday miles from the U.S. border after the freight train they were traveling on top of abruptly stopped, amid the ongoing suspension of dozens of northbound trains over fears around migrant safety.
Hundreds of migrants were seen by a Reuters witness aboard a stationary train in a desert-like area near Villa Ahumada, some 123 km (76.43 miles) from the border town of Ciudad Juarez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
«They're treating us like animals,» said Sasha Pacheco, who was on the stationary train, surrounded by her family including an infant.
«We're in a desert, there's only one tree… we're just an hour (from our destination), but it would take a day walking with a baby.
»Why would they take us if they're going to do this to us?" she asked, adding that there were no options to get buses or taxis from their current spot.
Sixty northbound cargo trains run by Mexico's Ferromex were stopped last week, after about half a dozen migrants suffered death or injury. The company later said it restarted some routes where there was no known «heightened risk.»
Banners on the side of the train stopped in Villa Ahumada read, «Thank you Ferromex,» put up by migrants who had been initially grateful that the trains had begun the journey.
Grupo Mexico, which owns Ferromex, could not immediately be reached about the sudden train stoppage with migrants aboard near Villa Ahumada.
Earlier in the day, a spokesperson said they had no additional updates to share about the exact number of trains still stopped.
«Concentrations of migrants continue to be monitored, and trains are moved, ensuring continuity of traffic, but avoiding high risks for people and for
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