Immigration litigation strains Mexico-US relationship

End to the sit-in, no to the fight

This Wednesday, groups of trans and non-binary people held a sit-in that they held for 21 days in front of the Ministry of the Interior (Segob). The decision came after the authorities committed to a new meeting to address their demands in health, education, housing and human rights.

The protest intensified after a previous meeting with federal officials was canceled. That day, members painted and caused damage to street furniture in the Historic Center. There were clashes with security elements.

After the events, Segob offered a new dialogue table for July 16. The appointment will be at the Women’s Secretariat. The Undersecretary of the Interior, Arturo Medina Padilla, will attend; the Secretary of Government of Mexico City, César Cravioto; and representatives of the CNDH.

The groups explained that the withdrawal of the sit-in was a condition for holding the meeting. But they warned that the movement continues. “We raised the sit-in, not the fight,” they said.

Among its main demands are guaranteeing access to housing for vulnerable trans women, improving health care and education, and protecting their rights. They insisted that they seek formal agreements and keep the path of dialogue open.

A museum that resurfaced

After two decades without activity, the Museum of Teotihuacan Grandeza reopened its doors last June. Its reopening is part of an INAH strategy to recover the museum spaces within the archaeological zone.

Joel Omar Vázquez Herrera, general director of INAH, reported that 7 million pesos were invested in this renovation. The objective, he explained, was to achieve a museography that allows “imagining the slopes and, of course, the feathered snakes.”

Pieces never seen before

A relevant fact: 80% of the collection exhibited is unpublished. “That is, they had never shown it before,” said Vázquez Herrera.

Among the most notable pieces is a 3,500-year-old rubber ball. Since its opening on June 9, the museum has received 25 thousand 15 visits, both national and international. The official described the response as “very important.”

Support for textile art

Marina Núñez Bespalova, Undersecretary of Cultural Development, highlighted the launch of the Original Workshop. This space seeks to train and accompany artisans in the textile field, strengthening a tradition that coexists with the archaeological legacy.

With this reopening, Teotihuacán recovers a key site to understand the greatness of one of the most emblematic civilizations of Mexico.

Sheinbaum calls for transparency in the Lozoya case

President Claudia Sheinbaum asked the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) to publicly report on the judicial resolution that allowed Gilda Susana Lozoya Austin to continue on provisional release for money laundering. Questioned in her morning conference about the decision of a federal judge who refused to order prison, Sheinbaum pointed out that the FGR must explain the status of the case.

“The Prosecutor’s Office has to inform, in this case,” he responded.

The president revealed that she has already requested a report from the agency on the matter. He even addressed the issue with the prosecutor during a meeting of the Security Cabinet, whom he asked to issue a statement to make the procedural situation known.

Pending debt of Alonso Ancira

Sheinbaum also recalled that the former owner of Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA), Alonso Ancira, still maintains a debt derived from the reparation agreement reached with the authorities.

“There is still a last payment derived from the reparation agreement that was made at the time,” he said.

The president asked the Prosecutor’s Office to report on the fulfillment of that commitment so that citizens know the status of the case. Given the possibility that legal actions will continue, he maintained that the process will continue.

“Yes, of course. Yes, because there is still recourse that is owed,” he stated.

On July 6, Sheinbaum had already requested a detailed report from the FGR on the implications of Gilda Lozoya in the Agronitrogenados case. In addition, he announced that an arrest warrant was reactivated against Alonso Ancira, former owner of AHMSA, the company that sold the Agronitrogenados plant to Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex).