Early-morning shooting near US-Mexico border leaves two migrants dead

Two Mexican migrants have been shot to death on the Mexican side of the border with the United States, Mexico’s National Migration Institute said.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning. Another three people suffered gunshot wounds but were assisted by one of the institute’s emergency rescue teams, along with nine others who were not injured.

Migrants and asylum seekers are also often robbed by roving gangs of thieves and kidnappers in border areas.