Migrants detained in the US seconds before returning to Mexico

“They’re bringing people down!” warned the chat group that was set up to organize the more than 400 members of the migrant caravan from San Luis Potosí. It was almost five in the morning when a long line of pickup trucks with overflowing beds was already waiting to cross from Brownsville to Matamoros, heading towards […]

Clashes between cartels on the southern border impact trade and raise business concerns in Mexico

Business leaders in southern Mexico and civil organizations have demanded that federal and state authorities reinforce security along the Mexico-Guatemala border in response to escalating violence linked to clashes between organized crime groups operating across borders, such as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), the Sinaloa Cartel, and the Chiapas and Guatemala Cartel (CCyG). The […]

Political polarization in Mexico

Imperialist pressure on Mexico intensified with Trump’s blackmail and threats, such as the imposition of tariffs and blatant military interference regarding the treatment of migrants, the apprehension of drug traffickers, and attacks on vessels off the Mexican coast and even on Mexican beaches. The government of Claudia Sheinbaum—despite its rhetoric of “defending sovereignty”—constantly yields to […]

Money laundering and terrorism charges against two journalists call into question the promise of freedom of expression in Mexico

When the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party came to power in 2018, its members, primarily former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), asserted that they would change many things where previous governments had failed, including freedom of expression. In November 2018, as president-elect, AMLO affirmed that he would respect freedom of expression in all its […]

Mexico Embraces You, the Farce of the 4T

The rhetoric of “Mexican humanism” crashes brutally against the asphalt of our federal highways. While the end of corruption is proclaimed from the platforms of the National Palace, the reality experienced by thousands of citizens—and especially our compatriots returning with the fruits of their labor in the United States—is that of a predatory state. Today, […]