12/01/2023 (written by tfaris) – On Monday morning, November 13th, Carlos Manuel Flores Amezcua, deputy operational director of the Zapopan Municipal police, was killed in a cafe in Zapopan in …
Violence Against Police Officers Continues in 2023 Read More »
11/16/2023 (written by tfaris) – Two students at the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec de Monterrey) Javier Francisco Arredondo Verdugo and Jorge Antonio Mercado Alonso were killed 13 years ago on …
Extrajudicial Killing of Students From 13 Years Ago Finally Gets a Sentence Read More »
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 …
First Non-Binary Electoral Magistrate Killed in Mexico Read More »
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 …
Spike in Migration Straining U.S.- Mexico Relations Read More »
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 …
New Study Identifies Cartels as the Fifth Largest Employer in Mexico Read More »
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 …
Tijuana mayor faces threats from organized crime groups Read More »
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 …
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 …
Sharp uptick in violence in Chilpancingo prompts public response Read More »
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 …
Community autodefensas leader, Hipólito Mora, murdered in organized crime attack Read More »
05/16/2023 (written by abrizuela) – On April 6, 2020, José Luis Apaseo, son of Teresa Magueyal, disappeared from the town of Celaya, Guanajuato, after leaving his home to buy groceries for …
Mother Searching For Missing Son Murdered in San Miguel Octopan Read More »
