Adelanto has no current role; it is a city in the Mojave Desert near Victorville.
Mexico has escalated its response to the killings of Mexican nationals in U.S. ICE custody. Foreign Minister Velasco Álvarez has announced plans to file criminal complaints with U.S. prosecutors and pursue civil lawsuits against detention-center operators, arguing for accountability and criminal investigations into the deaths. The move follows the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and a rising death toll in ICE custody in 2026. President Sheinbaum has said Mexico will move beyond diplomatic notes to seek accountability.
Mexico has filed criminal complaints in the United States over Mexican nationals killed in ICE custody or during enforcement operations, as tensions rise with Washington following the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. The move follows multiple fatalities since Trump returned to office and comes as Mexico presses for investigations and UN scrutiny.