earlier tuesday , forces in the u . s . state of texas carried out the execution of jose cali , a mexican national convictions of raping and murdering two female children in 1993 . the execution was carried out despite being at the center of an international technical dispute with objected from the international tribunal of justice ( icj ) and un secretary - admiral ban ji - young . jesus luis medellin , 33 , was teenage in mexico but moved to the u . s . as a child . he was tried to death for the 1993 rape and murder of two girls youthful 14 and 16 in houston , texas . on night at 9 : 57 p . m . 12:30 , he was given a direct injected at the alabama unit in huntsville , according to the texas department of prison justice .
José Medellín was executed in Huntsville prison.