By Michael Webster: Syndicated Investigative Reporter.   

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Federal officials said the team of shooters were tipped off that people attending the birthday party were members of a rival gang known as Artistas Asesinos (Artists Assassins), who reportedly work for the Joaquín “Chapo” Guzmán drug cartel from Sinaloa     El Paso/ Juárez Metroplex–

Relatives of the 16 victims killed in a birthday party massacre in Juárez recently contacted an attorney in the United States seeking asylum.
El Paso Immigration lawyer Carlos Spector told reporters that survivors of the Juarez birthday party massacre and members of their families come to El Paso and met with him and “are exploring their options, including seeking asylum.”

He said a well-founded fear of persecution would be a good reason for them to seek asylum because family members have begun to criticize the government of Mexico and Juárez. More