In the early months of 2026, Heber Sánchez, Alberto Gutiérrez, Royer Pérez, José Guadalupe Ramos, Alejandro Cabrera and Lorenzo Salgado died in the custody of US immigration authorities. Their cases have pushed Claudia Sheinbaum to announce ‘important legal measures’
EL PAÍS reconstructs the feline’s final movements after he escaped from a facility when doors were left open, and later died of a gunshot wound during a containment operation
The meeting seals the normalization of diplomatic relations after seven years, leaving behind tensions sparked by López Obrador’s controversial letter asking for an apology
The president’s scheduled meeting with King Felipe IV represents a distancing from her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, though not a complete break with his legacy. The move also carries a political component in response to pressure from Trump
Security chief Omar García Harfuch confirms the pact under which El Mencho provided ‘funding and personnel resources’ to the Guzmán faction. The DEA, videos, and even Google Maps had pointed to the agreement
Negotiations between the Interior and Education secretariats have failed to settle the CNTE marches and those of families of the disappeared in Mexico City
An armed squad took Roxana Berenice Guzmán, founder of Pulso Informativo del Sureste, from her home in the state of Veracruz in front of her family. Despite the recorded evidence, no arrests have been made and the victim remains missing
After just two months in office, the foreign secretary is facing one of the most delicate moments in the US-Mexico relationship. The presence of CIA agents, the indictment of the governor of Sinaloa and the crisis in Cuba shape his horizon
In an account still riddled with questions, the death of two intelligence officers in Chihuahua continues to set events in motion inside and outside the country
A cancer survivor living with diabetes, the 69‑year‑old worker speaks exclusively to EL PAÍS about her struggle to collect the settlement owed to her as the singer’s longtime assistant, after he removed her from his team in 2017 without explanation
Between September and December 2024, 83 people disappeared along the Chiapas coast. There is still no leads, no findings, no arrests. Their families arrived in the country for the first real search in 16 months
A multi-million-dollar security investment by the right-leaning Chihuahua state government of Maru Campos, the Sentinel Tower has become the target of federal complaints
This 29-year-old Salvadoran man told EL PAÍS that he survived the capsizing of a boat carrying dozens of people. The family of his missing girlfriend, Yosselyn Guerrero, believes he may be part of a trafficking network
Mexico and the United States identify the 41-year-old as the possible successor to the powerful organization. Part of an old Michoacán clan and stepson of El Mencho, criminal lineage looms large in the story of the leader of the CJNG’s Elite Group
The governments of Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump maintain an unwritten agreement for the deportation of foreigners. A federal judge has estimated that 6,000 Cubans have been deported so far. Most arrive in the Mexican cities of Villahermosa and Tapachula, where they barely survive in the absence of state support
The appointment of Roberto Velasco, a young official specializing in relations with the US, as the new Secretary of Foreign Affairs represents a commitment to generational change for a department with multiple open fronts
The popular tourist area suffered one of the most ferocious reprisals following the taking down of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader
EL PAÍS gained access to the cabin complex, nestled in a luxurious mountain retreat in Jalisco, where the world’s most wanted drug trafficker and his security detail staged their last stand with the Mexican army
Nemesio Oseguera was in hiding in the mountains of Jalisco with a dozen bodyguards. It was a visit from one of his “sentimental partners” that allowed authorities to locate and kill him in an operation by Mexican Army special forces
A dozen states suspended classes for Monday, and several others have convened their security cabinets to monitor the wave of violence unleashed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel following the death of its leader
The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and six other members were killed in a raid that left three soldiers wounded. Mexican troops are concentrating their forces in Jalisco
Ciudad Juárez — with few migrants left, its industrial base being restructured, and its efforts focused on curbing kidnappings — shows its resilience in the face of the US president’s instability
The arrest of six alleged members of the Venezuelan gang exposes the collaboration between organized crime groups in Mexico City
The Mexican president is withstanding pressure from the Republican to send U.S. troops in and acknowledges her government ‘can do more’ to combat drug trafficking
After passing through San José El Hueyate and Puerto Madero, on the Chiapas coast near the Guatemala border, 83 migrants have gone missing. EL PAÍS has identified three mass disappearances between September and December 2024 with the same modus operandi: sea voyages headed north that never reach their destination. Among the victims are women and children, as well as many young men. In a territory marked by battles between organized crime groups, all signs point to human trafficking
The veteran politician resigns from the office two years before the end of his term, leaving Claudia Sheinbaum free to complete her security cabinet
With her three children murdered and her partner disappeared, Eva Vàzquez is just one of many living through a dire situation that has seen almost 15,000 people vanish without trace in the first year of Sheinbaum’s government