Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Confirms Death of Mexican Farmworker During ICE Raid
Jaime Alanis García, who supported his wife and daughter, fell nine meters during the raid by the US’ Immigration & Customs Enforcement gang.
News Briefs
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New Attack in California, 100 Migrants Kidnapped
A local television station reported that around 100 farmworkers were arrested in the raid prior to the protests, and that officers fired tear gas at the crowd during a subsequent clash with federal agents.
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Mexican Government Introduces Wellness Chocolate
The chocolate is sourced from small, peasant producers who cultivate the cocoa using agroforestry methods in the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, and will be first made available at public Tiendas Bienestar.
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Morena to Establish Admissions Committee
The announcement follows long-standing criticism of Morena’s practice of recruiting dubious candidates from disgraced political parties above its own membership, criticism which grew louder from within Morena and the Fourth Transformation movement in the previous months
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Between Spies & Corruption
Pegasus, the israeli-spawned spyware that monitors Mexico, has made news again amid corruption allegations against former President Peña Nieto.
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Protest at Labor Ministry Demands 40 Hour Work Week Immediately
Front members accused Morena of using the proposal to win votes in its 2024 campaigns and now wanting to use it again until 2030.
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Airbnb-linked Fund Behind Mexico’s Rental Monopoly
Blueground is the largest provider of 30-day minimum stays in Mexico City; like Airbnb, it is funded by WestCap, an investment fund headed by Airbnb’s former CFO.
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CLICKS JULY 6
Our weekly press roundup of Mexican political stories, including the ubiquitious and dismal saga of US-Mexico relations, Mexico City anti-gentrification protests, public-private partnerships in renewables, Heineken to suck Yucatán dry, sanctions on Mexican banks, and Peña Nieto and Israel deal.
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Puerto Vallarta House to House Healthworkers Strike
35 workers from the Mexican government’s new preventative healthcare initiative struck after not receiving any wages for the entire month of June.
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Gringo with Apparent CIA ID and Weapons Arrested in Mexico State
A search of the gringo’s home revealed four pistols, two AR-15s; more than 100 rounds of ammunition, six magazines, and a knife.
