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Latin Times: ICE Holding Hundreds of Immigrants in Makeshift Detention Center Under San Diego Courthouse

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About 200 immigrants who arrived for annual ICE check-ins were taken into custody after nearby detention center reached capacity

From Los Angeles to New York, hundreds of people who appeared for standard appointments at federal buildings have been held for days as immigration authorities work to meet quotas widely pushed by senior Trump administration officials, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who has urged the agency to make at least 3,000 arrests nationwide each day.

Multiple reports indicate that this tactic has been in place for weeks, leading to hundreds of people being confined in makeshift detention facilities. As Border Report noted on Oct. 22, that has been the case in San Diego.

According to the outlet, about 200 immigrants who arrived for annual check-ins with ICE were detained and are being held in the basement of the federal courthouse in downtown San Diego.

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One attorney said the immigrants being held do not appear in ICE’s detainee locator database and that families have been unable to obtain information about their loved ones.

Another attorney, who requested anonymity, said her clients were kept in rooms with extreme temperatures and forced to share bathrooms without privacy. She added that those being held were not provided medical care or edible food while confined in the basement.

ICE Holding Hundreds of Immigrants in Makeshift Detention Center Under San Diego Courthouse
One attorney said the immigrants being held do not appear in ICE’s detainee locator database and that families have been unable to obtain information about their loved ones.

https://www.latintimes.com/ice-holding-hundreds-immigrants-makeshift-detention-center-under-san-diego-courthouse-590865

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ice-holding-hundreds-of-immigrants-in-makeshift-detention-center-under-san-diego-courthouse/ar-AA1Peaux

Latin Times: Mass Deportations of Undocumented Immigrants Could Cost California $275 Billion, Study Finds

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According to the study, 2.28 million immigrants living in California are undocumented; they make up nearly 8% of the state’s workforce

Earlier this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a statement in which it said the agency had arrested more than 66,000 undocumented immigrants as well as deported an additional 65,682 people during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term.

ICE’s stepped-up enforcement has focused heavily on sanctuary cities, including Los Angeles, as the administration seeks to meet its stated target of 3,000 deportations per day.

As immigration enforcement actions intensify, a new study by the University of California, Merced warns that mass deportations could cause serious damage to the state’s economy. The report estimates that removing California’s undocumented immigrant population would result in a $275 billion economic hit and a loss of $23 billion annually in local, state and federal tax revenue.

Mass Deportations of Undocumented Immigrants Could Cost California $275 Billion, Study Finds
A new study by the University of California, Merced warns that mass deportations could cause serious damage to the state’s economy.

https://www.latintimes.com/mass-deportations-undocumented-immigrants-could-cost-california-275-billion-study-finds-585491

Latin Times: Mexico Confronts ICE Over Denied Access After Death of Detained Mexican Citizen in Georgia

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Jesús Molina-Veya was discovered unresponsive in his cell [with a ligature around his neck] on June 7 and died shortly after being taken to a local hospital

Mexico is pursuing legal options after a Mexican citizen died earlier this month while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia. According to Mexican media reports, ICE is now preventing officials from the Mexican Consulate in Atlanta from entering the facility to speak with other detainees.

On June 7, 45-year-old Jesús Molina-Veya was found unconscious in his cell with a ligature around his neck, according to ICE. Despite CPR efforts, medical staff transferred him to Phoebe Sumter Hospital in Americus, where he was pronounced dead later that evening.

As the investigation into his death continues, Proceso reports that Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) has raised concerns that consular staff were “not notified for interviews” during recent visits to the ICE facility and has requested an explanation from officials at the detention center.

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Molina-Veya’s death marks the second time a Mexican national has died while in ICE custody at the Stewart Detention Center, a facility that has recently come under scrutiny for poor living conditions, reports of abuse and allegations of medical negligence.

Just last month, another Mexican national, Abelardo Avellaneda-Delgado, died while being transferred to the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin.

And more generally:

According to ICE’s detainee death reporting data, Molina-Veya is the eighth person to die in ICE custody so far in 2025. The number of deaths reported in the first six months of this year represents 72% of all ICE custody deaths reported in 2024, raising alarm among immigrant rights advocates.

Mexico Confronts ICE Over Denied Access After Death of Detained Mexican Citizen in Georgia
Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) has raised concerns that consular staff were “not notified for interviews” during recent visits to the ICE facility and has requested an explanation from officials at the detention center.

https://www.latintimes.com/mexico-confronts-ice-over-denied-access-after-death-detained-mexican-citizen-georgia-584991

Latin Times: Mexico Confronts ICE Over Denied Access After Death of Detained Mexican Citizen in Georgia

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Jesús Molina-Veya was discovered unresponsive in his cell on June 7 and died shortly after being taken to a local hospital

Mexico is pursuing legal options after a Mexican citizen died earlier this month while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia. According to Mexican media reports, ICE is now preventing officials from the Mexican Consulate in Atlanta from entering the facility to speak with other detainees.

On June 7, 45-year-old Jesús Molina-Veya was found unconscious in his cell with a ligature around his neck, according to ICE. Despite CPR efforts, medical staff transferred him to Phoebe Sumter Hospital in Americus, where he was pronounced dead later that evening.

As the investigation into his death continues, Proceso reports that Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) has raised concerns that consular staff were “not notified for interviews” during recent visits to the ICE facility and has requested an explanation from officials at the detention center.

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Mexico Confronts ICE Over Denied Access After Death of Detained Mexican Citizen in Georgia
Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) has raised concerns that consular staff were “not notified for interviews” during recent visits to the ICE facility and has requested an explanation from officials at the detention center.

https://www.latintimes.com/mexico-confronts-ice-over-denied-access-after-death-detained-mexican-citizen-georgia-584991

Latin Times: Mexican President Welcomes Tax Cut On Remittances For Migrants, Vows to Keep Fighting

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Trump’s proposed 5% tax on remittances was lowered to just 3.5% by the Senate, Sheinbaum said

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that the U.S. lowered its proposed tax on remittances from 5% to 3.5%, but that officials will continue working to lower it further.

During her daily press conference on Thursday, Sheinbaum welcomed a move by U.S. lawmakers to reduce the proposed tax rate to 3.5%, but said she would keep pushing for its full elimination. She argued that the tax would harm not just Mexico, but many countries in the region and beyond.

The tax is a total disgrace. It mostly will hurt poor poeple / lower income earners in the U.S. who are trying to help even poorer members of their families overseas. This tax will be paid on top of the income and social security taxes that have already been paid on the amounts being remitted.

Mexican President Welcomes Tax Cut On Remittances For Migrants, Vows to Keep Fighting
In 2024, Mexico received a record $64.7 billion in remittances, accounting for nearly 4% of its gross domestic product, according to the country’s central bank

https://www.latintimes.com/mexican-president-welcomes-tax-cut-remittances-migrants-vows-keep-fighting-583665

Latin Times: Study: Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Increase, Not Decrease, Unauthorized U.S. Population

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Researchers argue that without citizenship, future generation would face greater challenges to move up economically

But according to a recent study by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and Penn State University’s Population Research Institute, eliminating birthright citizenship would increase—not decrease—the number of unauthorized individuals living in the United States in the long run.

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A recent study cited by Border Report found that ending birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants or temporary visa holders would significantly increase the country’s population of unauthorized citizens.

Study: Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Increase, Not Decrease, Unauthorized U.S. Population
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on May 15 in a case involving several lawsuits challenging Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship

https://www.latintimes.com/study-ending-birthright-citizenship-would-increase-not-decrease-unauthorized-us-population-583089