Imports of Mexican cattle to the US resume

Following a health agreement, the US will reopen the port of Douglas, Arizona, for Mexican cattle.

President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that the United States will resume importing Mexican cattle starting the last week of August. The decision came after an official communication from the US Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins.

Reopening schedule

The reopening will begin at the border port of Agua Prieta, Sonora, linked to the Douglas crossing, Arizona. August 24 will be the first date of operation. Later, two additional points will be enabled in Chihuahua, subject to compliance with the Joint Action Plan against screwworm.

RelatedMexico and the United States negotiate the resumption of livestock exports

Sheinbaum instructed federal agencies to accelerate coordination with US authorities. He highlighted the work of the Secretary of Agriculture, Julio Berdegué, and the director of Senasica, Columba López, to strengthen health measures.

  • The animals will enter with complete inspections to verify that they do not show signs of the plague.
  • Later, the opening of the ports of Santa Teresa and Columbus, in New Mexico, will be evaluated.

The president described the news as positive for Mexican ranchers, who for months contained the spread of the screwworm. He appreciated Rollins’ willingness to maintain an institutional relationship.

Rollins, for his part, stated that the protection of the US livestock industry remains a priority and that the temporary closure of crossings was necessary to reduce risks. The reopening is possible thanks to binational collaboration.

More than eight million apocryphal cigarettes seized in Manzanillo

Joint operation in Manzanillo detected shipment of counterfeit cigarettes.

Operational in the port of Manzanillo

Federal authorities seized more than eight million allegedly apocryphal cigarettes in the port of Manzanillo, Colima. The operation was coordinated by agencies of the security cabinet and the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM).

Personnel from the ANAM and the Administrative Unit of the Manzanillo Customs detected inconsistencies in an operation to import cigarettes from abroad. This led to a specialized review.

As a result of the inspections, the authorities located 8 million 436 presumably counterfeit cigarettes. The merchandise was insured with the support of the Secretary of the Navy (Semar).

The ANAM reported that this type of operations are part of the permanent mechanisms of operational intelligence, risk management and strategic analysis. The objective is to strengthen security in foreign trade operations and detect documentary irregularities or goods of illicit origin.

The comprehensive analysis of the operation made it possible to reinforce documentary traceability, operational review and validation of commercial profiles. The authorities maintain surveillance at entry points into the country to combat illegal trade.

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Perception of insecurity drops to 59.8%: Sheinbaum

Perception of insecurity in Mexico drops to 59.8%, the lowest figure since 2018.

ENSU results

President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that the perception of insecurity in urban areas fell to 59.8% in June 2026, according to the National Urban Public Security Survey (ENSU) of the INEGI. In December 2025 it was 63.8%, which represents six consecutive months of decline.

“The important thing here is that we are giving results in the security indicators and people are beginning to notice this decrease,” he said during the morning conference in Cuernavaca, Morelos.

Historical comparison

Sheinbaum recalled that in December 2018, under the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the perception of insecurity was 73.7%. The previous lowest point was reached in September 2024 at 58.6%. The president attributed the improvement to the National Security Strategy.

The ENSU measures citizens’ feeling of insecurity in their environment. Recent data reflects a positive trend, although the challenge remains to maintain the reduction in crime. The authorities continue to implement actions to consolidate these results.

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Sheinbaum delivers 43 homes in Morelos through the Housing Plan

President delivers homes, settlements and deeds in Xoxocotla, Morelos.

President Claudia Sheinbaum led in Xoxocotla, Morelos, the delivery of 43 new homes from Conavi, 348 settlement certificates from Fovissste and 79 deeds from INSUS. It’s all part of the Housing for Wellbeing Program.

“Previous governments took from the people, we increased the minimum wage, we are providing homes with accessible loans and we are removing debt from families,” said the president.

“Those from before governed for a few, the governments of the Transformation govern by the people and for the people of Mexico,” he added.

Plan details

Sheinbaum recalled that the program contemplates the construction of 1.8 million new homes in the country; the forgiveness and restructuring of unpayable loans for 5 million families; and the delivery of one million deeds to guarantee legal certainty.

The homes are aimed at people with incomes of one to two minimum wages. The land for new houses is already available throughout the national territory.

The Secretary of Agrarian Development, Edna Elena Vega Rangel, explained that in Morelos the goal was expanded from 10 thousand to 24 thousand new homes. Of these, 3,893 are already hired. In addition, 8 thousand families will receive deeds and more than 35 thousand will improve unpayable loans. Nationally, the program will benefit more than 10 million families.

The director of Conavi, Rodrigo Chávez Contreras, reported that of the 500 thousand homes under his charge there are already 320 projects to build 150 thousand houses. Of them, 75 thousand have already been assigned in 119 municipalities. In Morelos, 2,000 homes are being built in seven municipalities; 90 of them for Xoxocotla, of which 43 were delivered today.

Governor Margarita González Saravia thanked the president and confirmed that the state already has land for the 24 thousand houses in eleven municipalities.

One beneficiary, Araceli Pacheco López, thanked the delivery of her home, which she described as “very nice.”

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