Kerap Ditumpangi Migran Ilegal, Kereta Kargo di Meksiko Berhenti Operasi

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Kerap Ditumpangi Migran Ilegal, Kereta Kargo di Meksiko Berhenti Operasi

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Rabu, 20 Sep 2023 15:00 WIB

Meksiko - Perusahaan operator kereta barang terbesar di Meksiko menghentikan 60 armada akibat kerap ditumpangi migran ilegal. Tindakan para migran itu berujung kematian.

Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, one that stops long enough so they can hop on, in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2023. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Para migran menunggu di sepanjang jalur kereta api dengan harapan dapat menaiki kereta barang menuju utara di Huehuetoca, Meksiko, Selasa (19/9/2023).  

Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, one that stops long enough so they can hop on, in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2023. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Perusahaan operator kereta barang terbesar di Meksiko, Ferromex, mengumumkan penghentian 60 kereta barang akibat lonjakan jumlah migran yang menuju Amerika Serikat (AS) dan menggunakan kereta barang tersebut.   

Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, one that stops long enough so they can hop on, in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2023. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Tindakan ilegal para imigran itu berujung pada kematian dan cedera.  

Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, one that stops long enough so they can hop on, in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2023. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Ferromex menyatakan langkah ini diambil karena terjadi peningkatan yang mencolok dalam aliran migran dan risiko serius yang terlibat dalam naik kereta barang secara sembunyi-sembunyi.  

Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, one that stops long enough so they can hop on, in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2023. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Menurut pernyataan perusahaan, beberapa ribu migran yang tidak memiliki izin resmi menunggu di atas kereta barang atau di sekitar halaman stasiun kereta di kota-kota yang terletak di sepanjang jalur menuju perbatasan AS.  

Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, one that stops long enough so they can hop on, in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2023. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Ferromex mengatakan pihaknya saat ini menunggu tindakan yang akan diambil pihak berwenang untuk menyelesaikan situasi ini. Mereka juga memperingatkan mengenai potensi dampak terhadap rantai pasokan dan perdagangan internasional.  

Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, one that stops long enough so they can hop on, in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2023. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Menurut data dari Organisasi Internasional untuk Migrasi, lebih dari 8.200 migran telah meninggal atau menghilang di Amerika sejak 2014, dengan sebagian besar dari mereka meninggal saat mencoba mencapai Amerika Serikat melalui Meksiko.  

Kerap Ditumpangi Migran Ilegal, Kereta Kargo di Meksiko Berhenti Operasi
Kerap Ditumpangi Migran Ilegal, Kereta Kargo di Meksiko Berhenti Operasi
Kerap Ditumpangi Migran Ilegal, Kereta Kargo di Meksiko Berhenti Operasi
Kerap Ditumpangi Migran Ilegal, Kereta Kargo di Meksiko Berhenti Operasi
Kerap Ditumpangi Migran Ilegal, Kereta Kargo di Meksiko Berhenti Operasi
Kerap Ditumpangi Migran Ilegal, Kereta Kargo di Meksiko Berhenti Operasi
Kerap Ditumpangi Migran Ilegal, Kereta Kargo di Meksiko Berhenti Operasi
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