Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico condemned the "recurring deaths" of nationals in US immigration custody after the death of the 18th Mexican citizen in detention since President Donald Trump's return to the White House.
Mexico's foreign ministry said the immigrant died at a processing center in Laredo, a city on the Texas-Mexico border. It did not identify the person but said his family had been contacted.
According to the Texas Tribune, the immigrant was Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, a 56-year-old Dallas resident and father of three US citizen children. His daughter told the outlet he had medical conditions but that detention center staff wouldn't "give him his medications."
The latest death was the first since Mexico filed criminal complaints in July over the deaths of 17 nationals who died while in US immigration custody, making it the 18th since Trump's inauguration in January 2025.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement had not reported the death.
"Mexico expresses its deep concern over the recurring deaths of Mexican nationals while in custody or in the context of immigration operations in the United States," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
It is a "situation that demands an effective response from the US authorities," the ministry said.
The government also called for "a prompt, thorough, and transparent investigation" into the case, saying it would also file a complaint over the most recent death.
At least 30 people died in US immigrant detention centers last year – the largest number since 2004, the year after ICE was created.