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Mexico is seeking a criminal investigation in the United States related to the deaths of 17 Mexicans in immigration operations during President Donald Trump’s second term.
“We are going to move beyond the diplomatic realm and go directly to the US prosecutors’ offices to file complaints about these events, requesting a criminal investigation into what happened,” Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco announced Thursday.
Of the 17 Mexican immigrants who have died, 14 were in ICE custody and three died in operations carried out by the agency, according to Velasco.
Mexico will also send cease and desist letters to the private companies that manage US detention centers where the deaths of Mexicans have been recorded. The letters are “a legal mechanism … through which a civil action is initiated,” Velasco said.
