School dropouts in CDMX raise family spending to 5,523 million pesos

President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo stated that the T-MEC could be renewed within a period of four or five years, extending for another 16. During her morning conference at the National Palace, she noted that economic integration with the United States is difficult to break, despite Washington’s decision not to renew the treaty on this occasion.

“I think it will be renewed for another 16, even if it is within four or five years, because the economic integration is enormous (…). Even with the tariffs, with the tariffs, we continue to export more to the United States and we are also buying more from the United States.”

Sheinbaum rejected that the imposition of tariffs by the US is a punishment for Mexico. He attributed this to a protectionist vision of the US administration.

“No, it is a decision by the president for Canada and Mexico related to a protectionist vision of their economy, which is why he started his government with tariffs on everyone.”

Record vehicle exports

Despite tariffs, automobile exports remain high: nearly 4 million vehicles a year, of which 1.5 million are destined for the domestic market. The Chief Executive highlighted that production continues to grow.

In terms of security, he mentioned a historic reduction in human losses by June 2026, but clarified that the tariffs do not respond to that issue. Regarding tax collection, he said that “it is going well.” Sheinbaum reiterated that the T-MEC remains in force for 10 years and that the three countries can agree to its extension at any time.

New diplomatic strategy

President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that her government is preparing new legal and diplomatic actions following the death of Mexican Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, which occurred during an ICE operation in Houston, Texas.

In his morning conference, Sheinbaum pointed out that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) will present the strategy in the coming days, considering that the measures taken so far have not been sufficient.

“We are preparing, I don’t know if today or tomorrow, probably tomorrow, Roberto Velasco, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is going to present it, because our objective is to go beyond the diplomatic notes and what we have proposed in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,” he declared.

The president regretted the death of another compatriot during an immigration operation. “We cannot allow the mistreatment of our brothers, our compatriots. The measures taken so far have not had the results we seek,” he expressed.

He questioned the use of force in arrests of people whose only fault is lacking immigration documents, even when they were hired by American companies. “They don’t have to be in detention centers or use violence,” he said.

Sheinbaum announced that his administration will resort to different international bodies to strengthen the defense of the rights of Mexicans in the United States. “Yes, we are preparing legal measures, obviously, in different instances. We are going to present it,” he indicated.

President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) will issue official information on the case of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. This occurs after the FBI exhibited the aircraft used to transport the noted leader of organized crime.

In his morning conference from the National Palace, Sheinbaum explained that a consultation was requested from the United States embassy in Mexico, rather than a diplomatic note.

“Today the Prosecutor’s Office, I understand that it is going to give a press conference, we have to wait for the press conference from the Prosecutor’s Office or a statement, but they informed us that today, in relation to what we presented yesterday, it will be a statement,” he explained.

The president added that the request was “a consultation more than a diplomatic note through the United States ambassador (Ronald Johnson).” They are waiting for the response.

Aircraft data

Roberto Velasco, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, reported on Tuesday that the FGR was asked to formally request more information from the FBI about its possible participation in the arrest of Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in July 2024.

Velasco indicated that communication has also been maintained with the United States Embassy regarding how the plane — in which both alleged kingpins traveled — was exhibited at the War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.