Mexican authorities sought particulars Thursday about what they are saying was the loss of life of a Mexican citizen this week in an immigration detention facility in Georgia.
The variety of folks detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the U.S. has elevated considerably lately, and 2025 was the deadliest 12 months for ICE detainees in twenty years, with not less than 30 folks dying in detention facilities.
A minimum of 4 folks have died in ICE detention up to now this 12 months, in line with company information.
On Thursday, Mexico’s consulate in Atlanta mentioned it was “intently monitoring” the loss of life 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 mentioned, including that it was “collaborating on the mandatory procedures to make sure that the investigation is carried out promptly and transparently.”
The consulate did not launch the particular person’s title 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 had been in ICE detention as of the tip of December, in contrast with about 36,000 in December 2023, company information exhibits.
The company has come beneath intense public scrutiny in latest days following the deadly capturing of 37-year-old Renee Good by an immigration officer in Minneapolis on January 7, sparking protests throughout the U.S.
