Mexico Files 20 U.S. Complaints, Seeks U.N. Review over ICE Deaths
Mexico asked U.S. prosecutors and the United Nations to review 17 deaths of Mexican nationals in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody or operations.
- On Wednesday, Mexico filed criminal complaints with prosecutors in the United States and referred 17 cases involving the deaths of Mexican nationals in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody to the Justice Department.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum announced these legal measures on July 9, shifting Mexico's strategy from diplomatic protests to pursuing criminal and civil actions in the United States.
- Mexican Ambassador to the United States Roberto Lazzeri filed 20 complaints on July 13 across Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas, including eight with state prosecutors and 12 with county prosecutors.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Alvarez wrote to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on July 14, requesting the office review cases for consistency with international human rights obligations.
- The Foreign Affairs Ministry continues monitoring legal proceedings, highlighting the case of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Houston after allegedly being mistaken for a Guatemalan citizen.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico has announced the actions taken officially regarding the death of 17 compatriots since May 2025 during operations or while in custody of the Ice (U.S. (ANSA))
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico detailed the legal and diplomatic measures taken after the death of 17 Mexican citizens in the custody of the ICE in the United States. The Mexican government, through Ambassador Roberto Lazzeri, filed 20 complaints with the Department of Justice and local prosecutors' offices in various states to demand thorough investigations into these events.The Mexican authorities also maintain a direct dialogue wit…
The Government of Mexico intensified its legal and diplomatic actions following the death of 17 Mexican citizens in ICE operations.
The Mexican government filed criminal charges in the United States for the deaths of Mexican migrants in custody or during operations of the American authorities, reported on Wednesday. In all, 17 Mexicans died in detention centers of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) or in actions led by its agents since Republican Donald Trump returned to the presidency in January 2025.
The Mexican Foreign Ministry has specified that the actions are part of the follow-up to the measures announced on July 9 by President Sheinbaum
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