Overview
- The Mexican Consulate in Atlanta confirmed a Mexican national died on January 14 at the Robert A. Deyton Detention Facility in Lovejoy, Clayton County, Georgia while in ICE custody.
- Consular officials established contact with the family in the United States and Mexico and are providing guidance and assistance.
- The consulate formally asked U.S. agencies to clarify the circumstances of the death and said an investigation should proceed quickly and transparently.
- Mexico is coordinating the repatriation of the remains according to the family’s wishes, and the deceased’s name has not been released by Mexican authorities.
- Coverage places the case in a wider pattern, citing at least 30 deaths in ICE custody in 2025 and four reported in early January 2026, with no public comment from Washington on this case at the time of reporting.