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Mexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths in immigration custody

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stand outside one entrance of Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stand outside one entrance of Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Shannon Stapleton Reuters

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's government plans to file criminal complaints in the U.S. regarding Mexican citizens who died in immigration custody or while being targeted for detention, Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco said on Thursday.

Fourteen Mexican nationals have lost their lives while in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and three more died in arrest operations conducted by the agency, Velasco told a press conference.

(Reporting by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Raul Cortes; Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)

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This story was originally published July 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM.

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