Mexican authorities to seal secret tunnel on US border
Sunday, 19 January 2025 A clandestine tunnel discovered on the US-Mexico border allowing entry from Ciudad Juarez into the Texan city of El Paso will be sealed by Mexican authorities, an army official said Saturday, adding that its construction was under investigation. According to the Mexican newspaper Reforma, the fire was started by some of the migrants who were camping there to resist attempts by immigration authorities to detain them and transfer them to Mexico City for later deportation.
Mexican authorities give journalists access inside a 300-meter-long tunnel that was discovered on January 10 under the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juarez. Authorities say the tunnel was linked to a natural sewage system at the border, and that investigations are ongoing to determine how long the...