ICE reported the latest of those fatalities Monday, the 14th Mexican national to die under its care since Jan. 20 of last year.
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Get our free newsletters in your inbox three times a week.The Mexican government is demanding answers as the number of its citizens who died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lockups has jumped to 14 in as many months,— that of Jose Guadalupe Ramos Solano — occurred at 9:29 p.m. March 25 at the Adelanto Processing Center in Southern California. Last week, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said 13 of its citizens had died while in U.S. federal custody since Jan. 20, 2025,. Mexican officials reportedly sent diplomatic letters following each to urge the White House to offer more details and to take action to curb deaths at its detention sites. “Some cases are heartbreaking,” Roberto Velasco, undersecretary of North American Affairs for Mexico’s Foreign Ministry, told Border Report. “I have spoken to the families, to a wife that lost a husband and has been left alone with her babies. We are looking for justice in those cases.” The Mexican government is closely monitoring ICE detention sites, which now hold nearly 13,000 of its citizens, according to Velasco. Consuls make around 30 visits daily to the facilities. In Mexico City, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the staff at Mexican consulate in Los Angeles would hold a news conference later on Monday to discuss the deaths and medical care available to Mexican nationals being held by ICE, according to Border Report.Since 1986, the SA Current has served as the free, independent voice of San Antonio, and we want to keep it that way. Becoming an SA Current Supporter for as little as $5 a month allows us to continue offering readers access to our coverage of local news, food, nightlife, events, and culture with no paywalls.Sheinbaum said her government would send a diplomatic note along with letters to U.S. officials, including congressional leaders. Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco also was to seek a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson to discuss the matter. Security staff at the Adelanto Processing Center reportedly found Ramos “unconscious and unresponsive” on his bunk and “immediately initiated life-saving procedures,” ICE officials said in their statement on the latest fatality. The man was taken to Victor Valley Global Medical Center in Victorville, California, where he was pronounced dead.Madonna, Pedro Pascal, Ms. Rachel, John Legend, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, Billy Porter, Susan Sarandon and others are asking the feds to close the family detention site.Since Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas hospitals to start asking patients for their citizenship status in November 2024, reported visits by undocumented immigrants have dropped.Saturday’s anti-Trump action included 3,300 rallies across all 50 states. Organizers billed it as the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history.Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...
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