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 lies down after giving birth, on the outskirts of Orizaba, in Veracruz state, Mexico, in this handout picture released on June 26.
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JUNE 27, 2023 8:45 PM

MEXICO CITY - A woman who had just given birth was among 141 migrants detained at a bus checkpoint in southeastern Mexico on Monday (June 26), 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).

The mother was among a group of mostly Guatemalans found on the bus in the Gulf state of Veracruz. The group also included 26 unaccompanied minors, the statement said.

"[The woman] gave birth with the help of those that travelled with her, who cut the umbilical cord," the INM added.

"We helped the lady and told her to push so [the baby] would come out," one of the men detained said in a video shared by the agency. "Then we gave our sweaters... She kept asking about the baby. You could see she was scared."

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