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Mexico's President Demands Investigation into Migrant Deaths in U.S. Custody

3/21/2026

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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned three Mexican nationals' deaths in U.S. immigration custody and called for a full investigation.
Royer Perez Jimenez, 19, was found dead in a Florida detention center; the cause is presumed to be suicide.
Two other Mexican nationals died in U.S. custody earlier this year.
Last year, at least 30 migrants died in U.S. detention centers, the highest since 2004.

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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned three Mexican nationals' deaths in U.S. immigration custody and called for a full investigation.
Royer Perez Jimenez, 19, was found dead in a Florida detention center; the cause is presumed to be suicide.
Two other Mexican nationals died in U.S. custody earlier this year.
Last year, at least 30 migrants died in U.S. detention centers, the highest since 2004.