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Mexico Escalates Pressure Over U.S. ICE Deaths of Citizens

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed on Monday to escalate legal pressure on the U.S. over deaths of Mexican nationals in immigration detention. She condemned the Trump administration's crackdown and specifically cited the death of 51-year-old Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano in California as part of an alarming trend. Fourteen Mexican citizens have died in ICE custody since President Trump took office, with four occurring in the Los Angeles area. The Mexican government condemned conditions described as inadequate medical care and poor drinking water, vowing to exhaust all legal, diplomatic, and multilateral avenues. Mexican officials did not dispute ICE's account of Ramos-Solano's death but announced plans to file a brief supporting a federal lawsuit over detention conditions and raise the matter with the Organization of American States.

His mother wept, demanding justice, while his adult children described his death as inhumane. This marks the latest escalation in tensions over U.S. immigration enforcement practices.