In 2025, 157,457 People Entered Penitentiary Centers in Mexico: INEGI
Admissions rose 19.2% over 2024; of 231,436 people held, 42.2% had no sentence, and Baja California led the country with 21,062 intakes.
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Claudia Sheinbaum Takes on the ICE Killing Machine – Soberanía 115
Mexico escalates its fight against ICE abuses with criminal complaints and UN action, Baja California’s governor is caught in a leaked visa audio, and the AIFA airport train becomes a commuter hit.
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Sheinbaum Proposes to Standardize Femicide with Penalties of up to 70 Years
The bill sets one nationwide definition, adds 19 aggravating factors, makes the crime imprescriptible, and strips convicted killers of inheritance rights.
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If USMCA Disappears in the Next Decade, It Would Be the End of Economic Liberalization
Ahead of the July 20 USMCA review, UAM economist Carolina Hernández Calvario argues Mexico’s development project would outlive free trade, urging “strategic anticipation.”
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The DEA’s Statement Is Political; It Should Address Consumption in Its Own Country: Sheinbaum
At the Fentanyl Free America summit, DEA chief Terry Cole called Mexico’s cartels and government “one and the same”; Sheinbaum said the claim has no basis.
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People’s Mañanera July 15
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on femicide, housing, well-being, the World Cup, sovereignty, international cooperation, and the Lie Detector.
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Renovation of Mexico City’s Metro Line 3 to Begin in 2027; 45 Equipped Trains to Be Purchased
The 40-billion-peso co-investment replaces 40-year-old trains and rebuilds worn tracks; no stations will close this year and fare won’t rise, Brugada said.
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Drug Cartels and the Mexican Government Are the Same; There Is a “Deadly Connection”: DEA
DEA chief Terry Cole made the claim without evidence at the first Fentanyl-Free U.S. Summit, vowing to make the cartels the agency’s “number one priority.”
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People’s Mañanera July 14
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on homicide reduction, organized crime, migrant protection, the Marina del Pilar audios, and El Mayo’s pilot.
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Homicide Rate Has Fallen 48% Compared to September 2024: Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum says 41 daily murders have been prevented since September 2024; high-impact crime fell 53%, with eight states behind half of all killings.
