Mexico to File US Complaint Over Migrant Death in ICE Custody
Mexico's president announced a legal complaint after a 56-year-old Mexican citizen died in ICE custody in Laredo, Texas.
KEY POINTS
- Mexico will file a complaint against the United States over a migrant death in ICE custody
- Emiliano Andrade Covarrubias, 56, died in Laredo, Texas
- The death raises the total of Mexicans dead in immigration custody or control operations to 18 since January 2025
- President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the complaint and ordered stronger consular protection
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent diplomatic notes to the US State Department and requested a rapid, complete and transparent investigation
Mexico will file a complaint in the United States following the death of Emiliano Andrade Covarrubias, a 56-year-old Mexican citizen who died while in ICE custody in Laredo, Texas.
The death brings the total number of Mexicans who have died in immigration custody or during control operations to 18 since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.
“We are also going to file a complaint in the United States because there must be protection of human rights.”
President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the measure during her morning press conference and ordered the reinforcement of Mexico's consular network to protect the human rights of its citizens abroad.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted the deceased's family to offer support and stated that it has taken diplomatic and legal measures, including sending diplomatic notes to the US State Department.
Sheinbaum said her government will demand accountability and rejected any form of racism against Mexicans living in the United States.
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