Mexico

Chipotle, the renown US-based Mexican fast food chain, has been welcomed in Mexico after decades of operating abroad and will finally open its first restaurant in its country of origin by early 2026

Mexico has built a temporary “tent city” in Ciudad Juárez to house thousands of deportees expected from the US under President Trump's mass deportation plan, as part of its "México te abraza" humanitarian support program

A clandestine training and extermination camp was uncovered in Jalisco, where hundreds of shoes and human remains have been found, prompting calls for immediate federal intervention

The local UN Refugee Agency has helped over 50.000 refugees and asylum seekers integrate into Mexico through its Local Integration Program, which relocates them to industrial cities, providing access to formal jobs, education, healthcare and housing

Homicides in Mexico have dropped nearly 25% since September 2024 according to preliminary data

Mexico is threatening to sue Google if it keeps renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" for US Maps users; President Claudia Sheinbaum is arguing that Trump's executive order only applies to US waters and has no authority over Mexico or Cuba

The first of 10.000 troops have been deployed to the northern border after US President Trump threatened tariffs, with National Guard patrols targeting fentanyl smuggling and border security

Over 4.000 deportees, including non-Mexicans, were sent to Mexico during Trump’s first week in office; President Claudia Sheinbaum launched the “Mexico Embraces You” repatriation program

The University of Mexico’s rector urged Mexico to defend migrant rights against Trump’s policies, announcing actions to support migrants via its US branches while emphasizing the need for public policies to ensure human rights and combat discrimination

Mexico is reconsidering its stance on accepting migrants deported by the US, including those of other nationalities, in a reversal of President Sheinbaum's previous position, with plans to collaborate with the US on deportations

Over 11 million pilgrims visited Mexico City's Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the Virgin of Guadalupe celebration (9-13 December); many traveled from across Mexico and abroad, on foot or crawling, to honor the 493rd anniversary of her apparition