Casa Cuna workers block Tlalpan after abrupt layoffs

DIF workers demand answers after being fired without clear explanation, leaving minors in their care at risk.

Publicado 18 abril, 2025 el 18 de abril a las 09:34 | 2 mins reading |4,977 vistas | por Sofía Ramírez

The DIF in the eye of the hurricane: dismissals that smell of injustice

What started as an ordinary Thursday at the Casa Cuna ended in road chaos and a work drama worthy of a soap opera. Five workers from DIF and CASPI (that place that sounds like a startup acronym but is a child care center) received the most *vintage* news of capitalism: “today, out”. Reason? A mysterious “judicial process” that not even they themselves understand. Teresa Frías, from the union, summed it up with the skepticism that we all feel: “Accusations based on comments from children from 0 to 5 years old? Oh, of course, infants are now prosecutors.”

Chronicle of an announced (and budgetary) disaster

Between resource cuts and procedure manuals that are conspicuous by their absence (because why train those who care for minors with psychiatric needs, right?), the staff survives as best they can. “If a child goes into crisis due to lack of medication, who do I take care of? The one who gets out of control or the other six?” Frías questioned with the frustration of someone who knows that the system is broken. Meanwhile, Casa Cuna operates with half its staff, replacing professionals with fee-based staff (read: temporary patch).

The protest in Tlalpan is not only about the layoffs, but also about the lack of transparency. The workers demand that the head of the DIF, Rocío García Pérez, explain to them face to face why they were removed as if they were canceled influencers. Of course, they promise not to move from the place until someone with decision-making power appears… or until traffic collapses so much that even Netflix offers them a documentary.

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Court analyzes whether a judge can order a Truth Commission in Ayotzinapa
The SCJN will review whether a judge can create a Truth Commission in the Ayotzinapa case.
Publicado 4 hours ago el 8 de julio a las 02:10 | 2 mins reading

Unanimous decision of the Plenary Session

The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) agreed unanimously by eight votes to attract an extraordinary review resource. The objective: to determine if a judge can order the creation of a Truth Commission as an exceptional investigative mechanism within an amparo trial related to the Ayotzinapa case.

The Plenary will evaluate whether this judicial power violates principles such as the division of powers or the relativity of sentences. A minister will prepare the draft resolution that will be discussed later.

Excuse due to conflict of interest

Minister Sara Irene Herrerías Guerra excused herself from participating in the analysis and resolution. He argued a conflict of interest for having previously headed the unit of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic in charge of investigating the Ayotzinapa case.

In addition, the Court attracted four appeals linked to the 2018 ruling that rejected the so-called “historical truth” about the disappearance of the 43 normalistas. That ruling ordered the investigation to be reinstated through the creation of a Commission for Investigation and Truth in the Iguala case.

Reactions of organizations

The Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center questioned the decision. He considers that it reopens the debate on a key resolution for clarifying the case. The organization recalled that, almost 12 years after the disappearance of the students, pending issues persist, such as access to relevant military information and progress in extraditions essential for the investigation.

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Mexico records the day with the fewest homicides in eight years
25 deaths in one day: the lowest number in eight years in Mexico.
Publicado 4 hours ago el 8 de julio a las 01:55 | 1 min reading

Day with the least deprivation of life since 2018

Monday, July 6, 2026, became the day with the fewest deaths due to intentional homicide in Mexico during the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum and in the last eight years. The Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) counted only 25 victims.

Fourteen states did not report any intentional homicide that day. The figure exceeds the minimum recorded during the previous administration, which was 39 victims on January 20, 2022.

Where did the homicides occur?

52% of the cases were concentrated in six entities: Michoacán (3), Sinaloa, Puebla, Tabasco, Chiapas and Morelos (2 each). The rest was distributed in other regions.

The report shows other days with low rates in 2026: 28 victims on June 7 and July 3; 29 on May 15; 31 on various dates in February, April and May. Also on March 21, 2026 and September 26, 2025, 32 deaths were reported, figures that are now exceeded.

Security specialists warn that a single day does not reflect a permanent trend. The evaluation should be based on monthly and annual averages to measure structural changes in violence.

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Senator proposes eliminating mandatory cell phone registration with CURP
Seeks to repeal the obligation to register cell lines with CURP.
Publicado 4 hours ago el 8 de julio a las 01:44 | 2 mins reading

Initiative to protect personal data

The senator from Movimiento Ciudadano, Alejandra Barrales, announced that she will promote an initiative to eliminate the obligation to register mobile telephone lines with personal data such as the Unique Population Registration Code (CURP). Considers that this measure violates fundamental rights of users.

The proposal will be presented to the Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Union. It proposes repealing provisions of the Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting that establish the mandatory registration of cellular lines as a requirement to activate or maintain the service.

Barrales explained that he seeks to eliminate articles 103, 164 section III and the Thirtieth Transitory article of said legislation. The objective is to annul the scheme that forces users to provide personal information to keep their lines.

Destruction of collected data

The initiative also contemplates the definitive destruction of data collected through this mechanism. The idea is to prevent the information from being reused, transferred or used for different purposes by authorities or individuals.

The senator maintains that access to information technologies and telecommunications services is a right recognized in the Constitution. Therefore, any measure that conditions its use must be analyzed under criteria of protection of privacy and citizen rights.

If implemented, this initiative would represent progress in the protection of personal data and the defense of user rights in telecommunications.

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