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Mexico Launches Legal Actions Against US Over Deaths of Citizens in ICE Custody
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Mexico Launches Legal Actions Against US Over Deaths of Citizens in ICE Custody
Mexico has filed complaints with US prosecutors and sent cease-and-desist letters to detention centres over what it says are the deaths of 17 nationals.
- Mexico filed complaints with state prosecutors in the US regarding the deaths of its citizens in ICE custody or during enforcement operations.
- The government sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Adelanto detention centre in California, where four citizens have died, demanding an end to practices that may have contributed to the deaths.
- Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Alvarez wrote to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, asking his office to seek information from US authorities on the deaths.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico is not seeking a confrontation but cannot remain silent over human rights violations against its citizens.
What happened since
Mexico asks US state attorneys general to investigate deaths of immigrants in ICE custody
Mexico formally requested US state attorneys general to probe the deaths of Mexican immigrants in ICE custody and sent demands to detention centers, following the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
- The Mexican foreign ministry said it formally requested US state attorneys general to criminally investigate cases of immigrants who died in ICE custody or during raids, and will send a similar request to the US Department of Justice.
- The government reported that 17 Mexican immigrants have died during immigration enforcement since the start of Donald Trump’s second term.
- Mexico sent letters to detention centers demanding an immediate halt to “actions or omissions” that led to deaths; the first letter was sent to the Adelanto facility in California.
- Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco also asked UN High Commissioner Volker Türk to gather information on the deaths and assess their compatibility with international human rights obligations.
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