229 Migrants Rescued from Overcrowded Truck in Veracruz

0:00It's March 23, I'm Cory with the story. This is Canada News today, driven by AI. Mexican authorities in Veracruz State discovered 229 migrants crammed inside a stolen truck on Monday. It marks the first major bus like this in months and could signal a slight uptick in northward migration since President Trump took office. Workers at a police impound lot heard cries for help from the vehicle and called emergency services to get it open. Most of those inside hailed from Central America, including 17 miners, was several suffering from dehydration. Veracruz has long been a hotspot from migrants crossing toward the United States, but criminal groups like cartels often exploit them by stuffing. People into overcrowded trucks to slip past checkpoints. Over the past year, overall migration flows drop sharply, leading to fewer such discoveries. Now, Southern Shelter's report seen small numbers of Central Americans heading north again, alongside deportees sent back by the U.S.

1:00Authorities bust the migrants out of the lot that afternoon, handing them over to immigration officials as usual amid signs that smuggling routes. Might heat up once more.