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First Non-Binary Electoral Magistrate Killed in Mexico
11/15/2023 (written by lcalderon) – On Monday, November 13th, Magistrate Jesús Ociel Baena Saucedo (they/them) and their partner Dorian Daniel Nava Herrera were found dead inside their apartment. Baena’s body …
Spike in Migration Straining U.S.- Mexico Relations
10/19/2023 (written by tfaris) – According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), immigrant encounters, (the sum of all people not legally permitted to be in the United States and …
New Study Identifies Cartels as the Fifth Largest Employer in Mexico
10/10/2023 (written by tfaris) – On September 21st, the online research journal Science published a study providing many insightful details on the size and recruitment of cartels in Mexico. This …
Tijuana mayor faces threats from organized crime groups
10/05/2023 (written by tfaris) – Tijuana mayor Monsterrat Caballero announced on June 12, 2023 that she would be relocating her and her family to an army base in the Tijuana …
The DEA’s mission against the Sinaloa Cartel
09/21/2023 (written by tfaris) – As Justice in Mexico reported in May, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a crackdown on the Sinaloa Cartel because of their key role in …
International Day of Forced Disappearances recalls case of 43 disappeared students from Ayotzinapa
09/11/2023 (written by tfaris) – The International Day of Forced Disappearances, was observed August 30th, 2023 in Mexico and around the world. This day was started in 2011 by the …
Sharp uptick in violence in Chilpancingo prompts public response
08/03/2023 (written by vmateoszuniga) –Chilpancingo, Guerrero has recently been at the center of national discourse regarding violence in Mexico in the wake of a sharp increase in crime. The wave …
Community autodefensas leader, Hipólito Mora, murdered in organized crime attack
07/24/2023 (written by ksoliscorrales)– On June 29th, 2023, authorities identified the body of Hipólito Mora, a lime farmer and one of the last surviving leaders/founders of Las Autodefensas de La …
Six killed in IED attack in Tlajomulco, Jalisco
07/17/2023 (written by vmateoszuniga) – Last Wednesday, seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were detonated in Tlajomulco, Jalisco in a coordinated attack against the state’s prosecutor’s office. The attack led to …
Joint U.S.-Mexico operation takes down border fentanyl trafficking network
07/13/2023 (written by vmateoszuniga) –The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the results of a successful Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces operation in the Nogales, Sonora border region. The …