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Mexico files US criminal complaints over migrant deaths in custody
USA Today • • nation
Key Points:
- Mexico has started filing criminal complaints with U.S. state prosecutors concerning the deaths of Mexican citizens in U.S. immigration custody and enforcement operations.
- The Mexican government has issued cease-and-desist letters to U.S. detention centers where these deaths occurred, following at least 14 fatalities in ICE custody and others during arrest operations.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized Mexico's commitment to addressing these deaths, stating the government cannot ignore the loss of its nationals.
- Mexico's foreign minister has reached out to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to investigate the deaths and potentially involve the Human Rights Council's special procedures.
- Mexico expects the U.N. to collect information from U.S. authorities, analyze the incidents, and take appropriate human rights actions.
