Mexico’s security minister said on Wednesday evening that eight people have been identified as suspects who may be responsible for the deaths of the migrants. A public prosecutor specializing in human rights stated that none of the security guards present took action to get the detained migrants out of their cells after a fire broke out. Both government officials and employees of a security company worked in the institution. The Public Prosecutor has applied for the first arrest warrants, according to the prosecutor.
A day after the fire, video footage emerged that appears to show guards escaping while migrants are still trapped in the burning building. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador then promised that those responsible for the deaths of the migrants would be punished and that the government would open up about the investigation into the fire. “There will be no attempt to cover up the facts, there will be no attempt to shield anyone.”