Mexico party demands bilateral talks after ICE kills citizen

The newly formed political party Somos México has voiced strong indignation over the fatal shooting of 52-year-old Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent during an operation in Houston, Texas, on July 7. The party is now demanding a bilateral dialogue between Mexico and the United States to conduct a comprehensive review of such deaths, the operational protocols of U.S. immigration agencies, and the protection of human rights for Mexican migrants. Somos México issued a statement urging U.S. authorities to fully clarify the circumstances of Salgado's death. They also called on the Mexican government to provide permanent consular, legal, and human support to Salgado's family and others in similar situations. The party stressed that Mexico has an obligation to its migrants that extends beyond its borders, asserting that a nation benefiting from remittances and contributions should also defend its citizens when their lives and rights are at risk. "Lorenzo Salgado cannot become another passing news item, just one more of the 17 Mexican deaths in the last two years," the party stated. "His family deserves truth, and millions of Mexicans in the United States deserve to know that their country will not remain silent." Somos México further emphasized that a person's migratory status does not diminish their life's value, and "no operation, no immigration policy, and no legal condition can justify the arbitrary use of force or the absence of accountability."

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Lorenzo Salgado cannot become another passing news item, one more of the 17 Mexican deaths in the last two years. His family deserves truth and millions of Mexicans in the United States deserve to know that their country will not remain silent.