MEXICO CITY: Mexican authorities sought details on Thursday about the death of one of its citizens this week in an immigration detention facility in the US state of Georgia.
The number of people detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased significantly in recent years, and 2025 was the deadliest year for ICE detainees in two decades, with at least 30 people dying in detention centers.
At least four people have died in ICE detention so far this year, according to agency data.
On Thursday, Mexico’s consulate in Atlanta said it was “closely monitoring” the death of a Mexican citizen on Wednesday at an ICE facility south of the southern state’s capital.
Officials requested “that the circumstances of the incident be clarified,” the consulate said, adding that it was “collaborating on the necessary procedures to ensure that the investigation is conducted promptly and transparently.”
The consulate did not release the person’s name but said it planned to return the person’s remains to Mexico as soon as possible.
US officials have not publicly commented on the incident.
ICE has been at the forefront of US President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
More than 68,000 adults were in ICE detention as of the end of December, compared with about 36,000 in December 2023, agency data shows.
The agency has come under intense public scrutiny in recent days following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an immigration officer in Minneapolis on January 7, sparking protests across the US.
Mexico seeks answers after citizen dies in US custody
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Mexico seeks answers after citizen dies in US custody
- At least four people have died in ICE detention so far this year, according to agency data
US Senate candidates in Texas make final pitches to voters
- Democrats, hungry to win a Senate race for the first time since 1988, see an opening, but have their own knotty race to figure out
SAN ANTONIO: A heated US Senate race in Texas entered its final stretch on Sunday with candidates on both sides of the aisle making final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday’s primary, the nation’s first big contest of the 2026 midterm elections.
Incumbent Republican US Sen. John Cornyn is trying to avoid being the first Republican senator from Texas to lose a primary, fighting challenges from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and US Rep. Wesley Hunt.
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Despite his long career in Texas politics, Paxton has painted himself as a Washington outsider and a staunch supporter of Trump.
Democrats, hungry to win a Senate race for the first time since 1988, see an opening, but have their own knotty race to figure out.
US Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the rhetorical brawler and regular antagonist for President Donald Trump, is stressing her federal experience and is scheduled to meet voters in the Dallas area with Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland.
Crockett was endorsed on Friday by former Vice President Kamala Harris.
State Rep. James Talarico, a softspoken seminarian who emphasizes his crossover appeal to Republicans, was set to hold a rally in San Antonio as part of a final tour that he describes as a movement.
But Cornyn’s precarious stature as an incumbent vulnerable in his own party’s primary has been the focus of a majority of the massive sums spent by both sides in the run up to Mar. 3.
“Complacency is a killer,” Cornyn told voters on Saturday at a seafood restaurant in The Woodlands, a Houston suburb. “It kills relationships. It kills careers.”
Senate Republican leaders in Washington, working to hold their thin majority, have worried out loud for months that Democrats could have a shot at a long out-of-reach Texas seat, if Republicans nominate Paxton, who is popular with MAGA voters but has had years of legal problems.
