Image: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Solrac Santiago/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Jake Johnson of Common Dreams reports: “Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her government intends to pursue criminal charges over the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Associated Press reported that Sheinbaum’s administration will submit a request “to state prosecutors’ offices and the US Department of Justice, asking them to consider criminal charges against those responsible for the deaths.” The request, according to AP, “will be accompanied by civil lawsuits against the companies that operate the detention centers in an effort to put an end to human rights violations in those facilities.”

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