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 in recent times, and 2025 was the deadliest yr for ICE detainees in 20 years, with at the least 30 individuals dying in detention facilities.
A minimum of 4 individuals have died in ICE detention to date this yr, in keeping with company information.
On Thursday, Mexico’s consulate in Atlanta stated 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 area workplace in Atlanta.
Officers requested “that the circumstances of the incident be clarified,” the consulate stated, including that it was “collaborating on the required procedures to make sure that the investigation is carried out promptly and transparently.”
The consulate did not launch the individual’s identify however stated it deliberate to return the individual’s stays to Mexico as quickly as potential.
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 had been in ICE detention as of the top of December, in contrast with about 36,000 in December 2023, company information exhibits.
The company has come below intense public scrutiny in current days following the deadly taking pictures of 37-year-old Renee Good by an immigration officer in Minneapolis on January 7, sparking protests throughout the U.S.
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