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Mexican man killed after ICE encounter in Florida was on vacation, officials say
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Key Points:
- Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, a 28-year-old Mexican man on a tourist visa, was killed in Florida after running from federal immigration officers and being struck by a tractor trailer.
- Coronilla Durán had been visiting family in Atlanta before traveling to Florida for vacation and was one of four people who fled from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an encounter.
- His wife, Yezzika Alamilla, sought assistance from a farmworkers advocacy group to repatriate his remains, which will be transported to their hometown in Guanajuato, Mexico.
- This incident marks the third death in about a week linked to encounters with ICE agents, amid ongoing concerns about migrant deaths during immigration enforcement actions.
- The Mexican government has requested U.S. state attorneys general to review migrant deaths during ICE custody or raids for possible criminal prosecution.
