229 migrants found calling for help in back of truck in Mexico

Mexican authorities discovered 229 migrants trapped in the back of a truck and calling for help, according to reports from the country. The migrants were found in Veracruz, a state that serves as a major transit corridor for people attempting to reach the United States. Veracruz has become a hunting ground for cartels and criminal trafficking networks that exploit vulnerable migrants moving northward. The rescue highlights the dangers migrants face during their journey through Mexico, where they are regularly targeted by organized crime groups. The discovery underscores the ongoing humanitarian challenges along migration routes in Mexico and the risks traffickers subject migrants to during transit.