Mexico City — President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Wednesday that Mexico is preparing “more important legal measures” against the United States after another Mexican national was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Houston, Texas.
“We cannot allow the mistreatment of our brothers in the United States,” Sheinbaum said during her morning press conference. She said the government is moving “beyond diplomatic notes” and a complaint filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
The victim, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, was shot by an ICE agent during an immigration enforcement operation while on his way to work, according to his son.
Sheinbaum said the Foreign Ministry will present the new measures. “They respond to our complaints, but nevertheless there is another lamentable death of a compatriot in the United States due to detention matters, when his only fault is not having papers, even though he was hired by a U.S. company,” she said.
The president reiterated her rejection of Mexican migrants being held in detention centers or subjected to violence. “So yes, we are preparing obviously more important legal measures,” she said.
When asked if Mexico would turn to different international bodies, Sheinbaum replied, “We will present it soon.”
