Mexican authorities sought particulars Thursday about what they are saying was the demise of a Mexican citizen this week in an immigration detention facility in Georgia.
The variety of individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the U.S. has elevated considerably lately, and 2025 was the deadliest yr for ICE detainees in 20 years, with at the least 30 individuals dying in detention facilities.
At the very least 4 individuals have died in ICE detention thus far this yr, in response to company information.
On Thursday, Mexico’s consulate in Atlanta mentioned it was “intently monitoring” the demise of a Mexican citizen on Wednesday on the Robert A. Deyton Detention Facility in Clayton, south of Atlanta, and was sustaining “everlasting communication” with the ICE subject workplace in Atlanta.
Officers requested “that the circumstances of the incident be clarified,” the consulate mentioned, including that it was “collaborating on the required procedures to make sure that the investigation is performed promptly and transparently.”
The consulate did not launch the particular person’s identify however mentioned it deliberate to return the particular person’s stays to Mexico as quickly as attainable.
CBS Information reached out to ICE and the consulate for remark. U.S. officers have not publicly commented on the incident.
ICE has been on the forefront of President Trump’s mass deportation marketing campaign.
Greater than 68,000 adults have been in ICE detention as of the top of December, in contrast with about 36,000 in December 2023, company information reveals.
The company has come underneath intense public scrutiny in current days following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by an immigration officer in Minneapolis on January 7, sparking protests throughout the U.S.
