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Mexico filing legal complaints over US immigration deaths
Mexico demands accountability for 17 citizens who have died in custody or during raids, testing relations with the US
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Mexico said on Monday it does not seek conflict with the United States but must stand up for its citizens as it seeks criminal charges over the killing of several Mexicans by US immigration authorities.
At least 17 Mexican citizens have died while held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or during federal raids since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year.
Having already announced plans to press for criminal charges over the deaths, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government was filing complaints with US federal and local courts on Monday.
“This is not about creating conflict, far from it,” she told a daily press conference.
“But neither can we, as a government and as Mexican men and women, say, ‘Let’s not say anything so there won’t be any problem with our relationship with President Trump’s government,’” she added.
“We have a relationship in terms of trade, we have a relationship on security, but we must raise our voices when there are human rights violations against our fellow citizens.”
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