The protection of the lives of compatriots abroad does not allow for diplomatic silence.Faced with the increase in complaints about poor health care conditions and negligence in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, the government of Mexico formalizes appeals before judicial instances and prosecutors’ offices of the United States to clarify the death of Mexican migrants in federal custody.
Requirement of independent expertise
Through the network of 53 consulates in the United States, the Mexican representation has instructed the hiring of forensic experts and specialized legal firms so that no file is closed as a “death by natural causes” without a detailed investigation.
“Being deprived of liberty by an immigration administrative procedure does not cancel the right to health or human dignity. Those in charge of detention centers must be held accountable before the law.”
— Positioning of the Mexican Foreign Ministry
Pressure on the privatized model of immigration prisons
The case has once again placed the model of operation of detention centers managed by private corporations in the public debate, where budget cuts in medical personnel and medicines have been repeatedly pointed out by civil rights organizations.
