ICE announces death of another Mexican detainee in US immigration custody

Mexico says it will protest the death of another Mexican citizen, one of about 14 detainees to die in custody this year.Another detainee has died at an immigration facility in the United States, authorities have announced, raising concerns about the growing death toll of immigrants in government custody amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Monday that Mexican immigrant Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano was found unresponsive at a processing centre in California last week and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3World Cup risks being ‘stage for repression’ for millions of fans: Amnestylist 2 of 3ICE agents deployed to US airports: Which airports are affected?list 3 of 3House Republicans shoot down bill that would pay federal airport workersend of listRamos-Solano was one of around 14 detainees, including several Mexican immigrants, to die in ICE custody this year.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed concern about the trend on Monday.“We’re now going to take further action. We’re going to take several steps to protest the death of yet another Mexican national in the United States,” Sheinbaum told reporters, according to the Reuters news agency.ICE had said that Ramos-Solano, who was taken into the agency’s custody last month, suffered from several medical conditions, including diabetes and hypertension.“He received constant medical care while he was in custody, including daily medication to treat his illness,” it said.But rights advocates have raised questions over the medical care that immigrants receive at ICE facilities as the death toll has continued to climb.At least 32 people died in ICE custody last year, compared to 11 in 2024, the year before Trump took office.Earlier this month, Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, a 41-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, also died at an immigration facility.