The Executive of Mexico, headed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, has reported that it has filed up to 20 complaints in different states of the United States for the death of 17 Mexican citizens who were under custody or in operations of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since May 2025.
"On July 13, the Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Roberto Lazzeri, presented 20 complaints, eight before state prosecutors and 12 before county prosecutors, in the jurisdictions where the deaths occurred, in the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas," the Mexican Foreign Ministry detailed in a statement.
During meetings held last week with senior officials of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE, Lazzeri conveyed "the concerns of the Government of Mexico about the conditions" of the detained individuals "in the detention centers, including those operated by private companies, and has requested clarification of each case."
The Mexican Government has also sent a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, through its permanent mission in Geneva, in which it outlines these events and asks him to obtain information, assess its compliance with international human rights instruments, and issue technical recommendations to prevent recurrence.
The Ministry has emphasized that its consular network continues to provide "assistance and protection to the families of the deceased nationals, including legal accompaniment, support for the transfer of remains, and the procedures they request."
This statement comes after the death of a Mexican identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araújo, who died from gunfire by ICE agents during an operation against irregular immigration while driving a vehicle in Texas. That same Wednesday, federal judge in Houston Keith Ellison halted the deportation of José Trinidad Rojas Pliego, a key witness in the case who was in the van attacked at the time of the events.