Mexico is demanding answers about its citizens who have died under U.S. immigration crackdowns.
The Consulate General of Mexico in Phoenix says Mexico’s foreign ministry has filed 20 complaints with prosecutor’s offices in the United States.
Mexico says 17 of its citizens have died in the United States across eight states during immigration enforcement action or while under ICE custody since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Mexico says eight of those complaints were filed with state prosecutors’ offices and 12 with federal prosecutors’ offices. A spokesperson for the office of Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes told KJZZ they had not received such a complaint from Mexico.
The complaints ask for clarity around the circumstances of each death, and for corresponding responsibility to be determined under applicable law.
In addition to those requests, Mexico has brought the issue of deaths of its citizens to international bodies, including the U.N.’s High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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