Mexico sees rise in both refugees and internal displacement

Mexico is among the top five in the world for asylum seeker applications
Tánaiste Micheál Martin visits the Cafemin Migration Centre, where 600 people live in crowded conditions. 

Tánaiste Micheál Martin visits the Cafemin Migration Centre, where 600 people live in crowded conditions. 

At a crowded migration centre in Mexico City, families sleep on mats on the floor of a former gym.

While the building is only meant to accommodate 100 people, there are currently 600 people living in the crowded facility.

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