The facts
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on July 9, 2026 that Mexico will file criminal complaints in U.S. courts over deaths of Mexican nationals during immigration enforcement.
At least 181 people died in ICE custody between fiscal years 2018 and 2024, according to ICE's own detainee death reports.
Roughly 37 million people of Mexican origin live in the United States, and Mexican nationals make up the largest single group in ICE detention.
ICE's annual detention budget exceeded $3.4 billion in FY2024, funding an average daily population of around 40,000 detainees.
Under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, foreign governments have the right to be notified when their citizens are detained or die in U.S. custody.
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