Mexico says approximately 14,000 of its citizens are in immigration detention in the United States.
Mexican Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco Álvarez told reporters Wednesday that the number of Mexicans in U.S. immigration detention has remained stable in the months since Mexico announced it would ramp up consular and legal action to protect detained citizens.
The March announcement came after another death of a Mexican national at the Adelanto immigration facility in California. Mexico said at the time it was the third recent death of one of its citizens there.
The country demanded the United States investigate the deaths of Mexican nationals in immigration detention since President Donald Trump ramped up deportations at the start of his term. Velasco Álvarez said this week the United States hasn’t provided Mexico with any updates.
“Naturally, it’s something we’ve continued to insist on,” Velasco Álvarez said.
At least 16 Mexican nationals have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since the start of 2025.
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Arizona Democrats are demanding answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after several cases of measles were confirmed among people in ICE custody in the state. -
The Kino Border Initiative and Loyola University Chicago School of Law filed a report to the United Nations, arguing conditions at U.S. immigration detention centers violate international human rights standards — including those prohibiting torture. -
Top Republican Arizona state lawmakers are lining up with the Department of Homeland Security — and against the Tohono O'odham Nation — over whether the federal agency can build 62 miles of border wall through that reservation. -
Part of a 2024 ballot measure that will create a state-level immigration system is set to take effect on Tuesday. -
Two more ICE facilities in Arizona are keeping some detainees quarantined for possible measles exposure after a third facility reported multiple cases of the extremely contagious virus.
