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On Thursday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced plans for her government to file criminal complaints against the United States, seeking to hold the country accountable for the deaths of Mexican citizens who died while in custody of immigration agencies or while being pursued in anti-immigration raids.

A total of 17 Mexican citizens could be included in the complaint process, including 14 people who died while being detained in facilities managed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and three who died during arrests by the agency.

“We cannot turn a blind eye to ​the Mexicans who have died…especially to Mexicans whose only crime is working honestly ​in the United States,” Sheinbaum said in a statement.

Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto ​Velasco also spoke about the matter, stating:

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