Mexico demands criminal complaints in US for deaths of Mexican migrants
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Claudia Sheinbaum, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, US Department of Homeland Security
Houston, USA
July 7, 2026
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that Mexico will demand criminal complaints be filed in the US for the deaths of over a dozen Mexican migrants. The move follows the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, which the Mexican government described as a murder. A total of 17 Mexican citizens have died during recent US immigration crackdowns.
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