Mexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths of Mexicans in immigration enforcement

Source: Reuters

Mexico's government plans to file criminal complaints in the ​U.S. regarding Mexican citizens who died in ‌immigration custody or while being targeted in anti-immigration operations, Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco said on Thursday.

Fourteen Mexican ​nationals have lost their lives while in ​the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs ⁠Enforcement, and three more died in arrest ​operations conducted by the agency, Velasco told a ​press conference.

"We are going to move beyond the diplomatic sphere and go directly to U.S. prosecutors to file ​complaints regarding these incidents, requesting that they ​are investigated as criminal matters," Velasco said.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland ⁠Security ​and Department of Justice didn't ​immediately respond to a request for comment.

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