Mexico asks US state attorneys general to investigate migrant deaths in ICE custody

Mexico has formally requested that U.S. state attorneys general conduct criminal investigations into the deaths of migrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody or during raids. This action follows the recent death of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot by an ICE agent in Houston. Since the beginning of President Trump's second term, 17 Mexican migrants have died during immigration enforcement. Mexico is also sending letters to U.S. detention centers where migrants have died, demanding they cease actions or omissions that led to these deaths, such as preventing medical care. These letters are seen as a precursor to potential civil lawsuits. Additionally, Mexico has appealed to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights to gather information and analyze the compatibility of these events with international human rights obligations.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Houston, Texas, to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on July 7. Demonstrators marched and briefly blocked a street, holding signs calling for the abolition of ICE. The shooting occurred amid increased scrutiny of the Trump administration's immigration policies, with Salgado Araujo's death being one of at least 10 resulting from encounters with immigration agents since January 2025. While ICE claimed the agent acted in self-defense after Salgado Araujo attempted to ram his vehicle, witnesses contradicted this account, and a statement from the US attorney's office did not mention a collision or the officer fearing for his life. The protest follows similar rallies nationwide and comes as Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into ICE hiring practices due to allegations of a troubled history for an agent involved in another fatal shooting.

Two men, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, were fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents within a week. Salgado Araujo was killed in Houston, Texas, while driving to work, and Durán Guerrero was shot in Biddeford, Maine, while driving in his neighborhood. These incidents have sparked protests demanding the removal of ICE agents from communities. The article states that these shootings are part of a broader trend of increased use of force by immigration officers under the Trump administration, with Salgado Araujo and Durán Guerrero being the 29th and 30th individuals shot by immigration officers since Trump took office. Official statements from the Department of Homeland Security claim the victims posed a threat, but witness videos reportedly cast doubt on these assertions.