Mexican Officials Find 289 Migrants in Tractor-Trailer Rigs

Authorities in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas say they have detained 289 Central American migrants, including some children with measles and other illnesses.

The Tamaulipas state government says the migrants were found crammed into the freight compartments of two tractor-trailer trucks.

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Some of the children were also found to have chickenpox.

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