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Jeff Ernst in Mexico City

Plane detained in France sheds light on Nicaragua’s role in US migrant crisis

Gendarmes patrol by the plane grounded by police who suspected it could be carrying trafficking victims, at the Vary airport in eastern France on Monday.
Gendarmes patrol by the plane grounded by police who suspected it could be carrying trafficking victims, at the Vatry airport in eastern France on Monday. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

The detention in France of a charter plane bound for Nicaragua has renewed attention on the Central American nation’s role as a springboard for migrants from across the world seeking to make their way to the United States.

The flight, which left the United Arab Emirates on 21 December with 303 passengers of Indian nationality, was grounded during a refueling stop after an anonymous tip-off alleging human trafficking.

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