Bogotá (EFE).- Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday to send a letter of protest to the United States government regarding the death of a young Colombian man in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Missouri in April.
«A young Colombian man committed suicide in an ICE concentration camp of the US government. He wanted to call his mother, but was not allowed to. He chose suicide,» Petro stated on X, where he ordered the Foreign Affairs Ministry to «deliver a letter of protest.»
According to the president, «The US government should reflect on how its immigration policy is killing Americans and Latin Americans.»
«A heartfelt tribute from all Colombian youth to Brayan Rayo Garzón. Rest in peace,» the Colombian president added.
According to various media outlets, Rayo Garzón died on Apr. 8 after being found unconscious at a detention center in Phelps County, Missouri, where he had been awaiting deportation to Colombia since Jun. 2024.
