14 Mexican Citizens Dead in ICE Custody — Mexico Now Demands Answers From Trump
Since Trump launched his mass deportation crackdown, 47 people have died in ICE custody. Lawyers and detainees report poor drinking water and inadequate medical care inside detention facilities, many run by private companies.
Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano, 51, in custody since late February, was found unconscious in his bunk at a detention facility in Adelanto, California. He suffered from diabetes and hypertension — and didn’t survive.
ICE claimed he received constant medical care and daily medication. But the Ramos family’s lawyer launched an independent forensic investigation. Ramos-Solano had been living in the United States for 28 years.
His mother Antonia Tovar wept publicly. Daughter Gloria Ramos called his death “very inhumane,” demanding justice for all families suffering the same fate. His children described him as a good father and hard worker.
He was the 14th Mexican to die in ICE custody since Trump took office — 4 deaths in the Los Angeles area. Earlier on March 20, a 19-year-old’s death in Florida was also ruled a suicide.
President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed to exhaust all avenues — filing a brief in a federal lawsuit, raising the matter at the Organization of American States, and sending letters to American lawmakers demanding justice and better conditions.
