Overview
- The Consulate of Mexico in Atlanta reported that a Mexican national died on January 14 at the Robert A. Deyton Detention Facility in Lovejoy, Clayton County, Georgia, while in ICE custody.
- The Foreign Ministry and the consulate have asked U.S. authorities to clarify the circumstances and are coordinating with ICE’s Atlanta field office on the case.
- Consular officials have contacted the family in the United States and Mexico to provide assistance and are arranging repatriation according to the family’s wishes.
- U.S. authorities have not publicly disclosed a cause of death, and an official investigation is pending.
- Media reports have identified the deceased as Heber Sánchez Domínguez, 34, though Mexican authorities have not confirmed the identity, and the case comes as reported deaths in ICE detention rose to about 30 in 2025 with several more early in 2026.