MEXICO CITY: A Mexican citizen died in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center from undetermined circumstances, Mexico\u2019s foreign ministry has said.<\/p>\n
The death comes amid ongoing demonstrations in several US states, most prominently in California, against immigration enforcement raids launched by US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n
The man died on June 7 at an ICE facility in the southern state of Georgia, where he was being held after he was transferred from a state prison, the foreign ministry said in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n
US authorities notified the Mexican consulate in Georgia\u2019s capital Atlanta of the death.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsular staff has established communication with local and ICE authorities, as well as with the individual\u2019s family members, to clarify the facts, confirm the official cause of death, and provide legal advice and support to the family,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n
Mexico\u2019s foreign ministry said consular staff had not been notified to interview the detainee while he was in custody, despite regular visits to the facility to assist Mexican nationals.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe consulate has requested an explanation from the (detention) center\u2019s authorities,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n
It also said it was examining legal options and maintaining communication with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the state\u2019s independent investigative body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MEXICO CITY: A Mexican citizen died in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center from undetermined circumstances, Mexico\u2019s foreign ministry has said. The death comes amid ongoing demonstrations in several US states, most prominently in California, against immigration enforcement raids launched by US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration. The man died on June 7 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-483970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n