15th Mexican National Dies in US ICE Detention — Sheinbaum Orders Daily Consular Visits to All Facilities

Alejandro Cabrera Clemente, a 49-year-old Mexican national, died while in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana on April 13, becoming the 15th Mexican citizen and the 47th person overall to die in US immigration custody under the current Trump administration. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded sharply, ordering all Mexican consulates to conduct daily visits to immigration detention centers holding Mexican nationals and to open legal investigations into every death. Sheinbaum declared ICE detention conditions 'incompatible with human rights.' The deaths have become a major flashpoint in US-Mexico diplomatic tensions, as Mexico escalates pushback against Trump administration immigration enforcement policies. Mexico's Foreign Ministry demanded a thorough investigation. The incident pushed Sheinbaum to publicly state that 15 Mexican deaths in ICE custody over approximately 80 days of the Trump administration represented an unacceptable pattern.