Mexico authorities rescue 32 migrants, including 9 kids, abducted on way to U.S. border

Thirty-two migrants were rescued this week after being kidnapped on their way to the U.S. border while traveling by bus through a northeastern Mexican state where criminal gangs operate, Mexican authorities said.

The abduction took place on Saturday in Tamaulipas state, whose highways are considered among the most dangerous in Mexico due to the threat of kidnapping and extortion.

Tamaulipas governor Americo Villarreal told Milenio television that nine children were among those kidnapped, including a 1-year-old.