A Mexican immigrant has sliced his own throat after being denied entry into the United States of America, Reuters has reported.
Immigration officials speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed the incident which is said to have happened at 5 a.m local time.
According to them, the man removed a knife from his pocket and took his own life.
“He committed suicide,” one of the officials said as quoted by Reuters.
A video in possession of security officials shows the man approaching the US-Mexico border.
Images seen by Reuters show the man dead in a pool of blood.
Mexicans have been trooping to the border seeking to be allowed to enter the US in a bid to escape violence back in their country.
The Trump administration has embraced a tough immigration policy that bars illegal immigrants into the US.
Those seeking asylum in the United States have been urged to apply for the same from their home countries, a demand that human rights activists have criticised as inhumane and impractical.
Investigations into the suicide have been launched by the police and forensics to establish the exact circumstances of the death.
The Metro publication reported that the man who committed suicide was in his 30s.