Overview
- Mexico's government launched a diplomatic and legal drive after another death at ICE's Adelanto detention center in California, holding a consular news conference, pressing the U.S. ambassador, engaging California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and requesting a regional human rights hearing.
- Officials and advocates report 14 Mexican nationals have died in ICE custody in the current U.S. administration, with six tied to medical complications in a little over a year.
- ICE case files for Ismael Ayala Uribe describe a painful gluteal abscess that staff did not document, with records showing he received only painkillers, an anti-inflammatory ointment, and fiber supplements before he died at a hospital.
- A separate file shows a nurse noted Lorenzo Bátrez Vargas had low lung sounds and trouble breathing, then told him to alert doctors if his condition changed, after which he was found unconscious and later died.
- Earlier reviews found systemic gaps in care, including a 2024 NGO report that judged 95% of 52 ICE deaths preventable and a U.S. audit that found required medical checks were omitted in many cases.