Mexico Files Criminal Complaints in US Over Deaths of Citizens in Immigration Custody

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government has launched a legal offensive against the United States, filing criminal complaints with state-level prosecutors over the deaths of Mexican citizens who died while in U.S. immigration custody or during enforcement operations, according to the country’s foreign ministry.

The announcement, made Tuesday, also revealed that Mexico has sent cease-and-desist letters to U.S. detention facilities where Mexican nationals lost their lives, the ministry said in an official statement.