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126 People, Mostly Haitians, Found Locked in Shipping Container in Guatemala

HeadlineOct 11, 2021

In news from Guatemala, 126 people were found locked in an abandoned shipping container over the weekend. They were freed after local residents heard screaming and shouting from inside. The majority of the people locked inside were Haitian asylum seekers who were hoping to make it to the U.S. border.

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