MEXICO’S PRESIDENT CONDEMNS DEATHS OF THREE NATIONALS IN US IMMIGRATION CUSTODY. (PHOTO).

 Mexico’s president condemns deaths of three nationals in US immigration custody

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday strongly condemned the deaths of three Mexican nationals who died while in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities this year. Sheinbaum expressed disbelief that such incidents are still occurring, highlighting the death of a 19-year-old at a Florida detention center on Monday, along with two other cases earlier this year. “The report says the young man killed himself,” Sheinbaum said. “Nonetheless, we want a full investigation.”

The 19-year-old, Royer Perez Jimenez, had been arrested in January on charges including fraud for impersonation and misdemeanor resisting an officer. He was found in his cell at the Glades County Detention Center in Florida at 2:34 a.m. on March 16. Staff immediately attempted life-saving measures, but his death is currently classified as a “presumed suicide” pending investigation. Earlier this year, other Mexican nationals, including 34-year-old Heber Sanchez Domínguez and a 48-year-old man in March, also died in ICE custody. The Mexican government called the deaths “unacceptable” and pledged to use all available legal and diplomatic measures to defend the rights of its citizens abroad. Officials noted that at least 30 migrants died in U.S. detention centers last year—the highest since 2004—and at least 12 have died so far this year, amid heightened deportation efforts and ICE operations under the Trump administration.