Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to pursue "significant legal measures" against the U.S. after a Mexican national was fatally shot during an ICE operation in Houston.
Mexican officials counted 17 cases of Mexican nationals who have died in U.S. immigration custody, while Sheinbaum focused on Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an illegal migrant who has lived in the United States for decades.
DHS officials say Araujo was the subject of an ICE arrest operation when an agent shot him in self-defense because he allegedly ignored orders and allegedly attempted to ram the agent.
At a Mexican press conference, she explained her intentions. "Our goal is to go beyond diplomatic notes and the representations we made to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. We cannot tolerate the mistreatment of our fellow citizens, our brothers and sisters, in the United States. So, we are proposing further measures," Sheinbaum said in Spanish.
Sheinbaum said the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs will present the measures to Washington and commented on Araujo’s death."This occurred in the context of detention, even though their only offense was lacking documentation — and this despite having been hired by a U.S. company."
She said the U.S. has no reason to hold people like Araujo in detention or allegedly subject them to violence. "We are therefore preparing, obviously, more significant legal measures." Sheinbaum said.