Residents protested on February 14th to denounce the eviction of tenants who had lived in the building for decades by the Mier y Pesado Foundation, who have been carrying on illegal construction.
Mexico City has been plagued with high-profile night raids by criminal gangs, sometimes accompanied by police, invading and capturing properties throughout the capital.
The protest is being organized by 11 República de Cuba tenants, who were evicted by a court officer using the ID of a tenant who had been dead for five years.
Proposed legislation from both Batres’ interm administration & the current Brugada government has not been instituted: no one is monitoring property use & a digital registry that was supposed to be operational since 2024 remains inactive.
Residents of Santa Ursula Coapa protested at Estadio Azteca against 2026 World Cup construction work & the privatized well which threatens public access to water.
The program seeks to provide Public Prosecutors with legal tools to more effectively handle cases of dispossession, which is an ongoing issue related to the gentrification of the city.
Alejandro Encinas’ departure for the Organization of American States leaves a key position vacant during a critical period in the city’s fight against the real estate cartel.
Mexico City has been plagued by evictions involving irregular hours, separated families, property theft by unidentified persons who act in concert with police and civic officials, and violence.
The Forum Against Gentrification warned that the City’s Attorney General is fabricating criminal pretexts to justify evictions which hand over buildings for Airbnb developments, warehouses, and real estate speculation.
A dubious organization with a dubious name, We Are All Hosts, has been participating in the neighbourhood forums.