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ICE Detains Mexican Gynecologist Jesús Luján in San Diego

He faces an active Mexico City arrest warrant, with authorities seeking to return him through U.S. immigration channels.

Overview

  • ICE is holding Luján at the Otay Mesa detention center in San Diego, with a U.S. case record opened on October 14, 2025.
  • The Mexico City prosecutor’s office says a judge reactivated his arrest warrant on December 20, 2024 after he failed to comply with conditions of provisional freedom.
  • Mexican authorities have begun extradition steps while U.S. deportation proceedings remain open and the timeline for any transfer is not yet known.
  • The case grew after a 2023 Animal Político investigation gathered testimonies alleging unauthorized medications, unnecessary surgeries, withheld records, severe complications, and infant deaths.
  • The Con Ovarios collective reports more than 50 complainants and says Luján lived in California and later The Woodlands, Texas after leaving Mexico.