India, June 9 -- As the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out raids in Los Angeles, in which 35 Mexicans were reportedly detained, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said that migrants "are not criminals".

She defended the migrants living in America and said, "Mexicans living in the United States are good men and women, honest people who went to the United States to seek a better life for themselves and to support their families. They are not criminals! They are good men and women!" Sheinbaum said in a speech, a news agency AFP report cited.

Armed and masked ICE agents on Friday carried out coordinated workplace raids across LA, sparking rage and protests.

Soon after, protesters gathered outside federal buildings in ...