Mexico asks US state attorneys general to investigate migrant deaths in ICE custody
Summary
Mexico has officially asked U.S. state attorneys general to investigate the deaths of Mexican migrants who died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody or during enforcement actions. This request follows the recent shooting death of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent in Houston, and Mexico is also asking the U.S. Department of Justice and the United Nations for further investigations and human rights reviews.Key Facts
- Mexico requested U.S. state attorneys general to start criminal investigations into migrant deaths in ICE custody.
- The request came after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant, was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston.
- Since President Donald Trump’s second term began, 17 Mexican migrants have died during immigration enforcement; 14 in ICE custody and 3 in agency operations.
- Mexico’s Foreign Ministry sent letters to U.S. detention centers demanding they stop actions that led to migrant deaths, such as delayed medical care.
- The first detention center to receive a letter was Adelanto, California, where four Mexican migrants died.
- Mexico plans to file civil lawsuits against private companies running detention centers for human rights violations.
- Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco also asked the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights to investigate and give recommendations.
- The Department of Homeland Security says the ICE agent acted in self-defense after Salgado Araujo allegedly rammed an ICE vehicle.
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