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President Claudia Sheinbaum visited Cuautla, Morelos, to announce a set of social and security measures. Among them, the construction of 10 new schools of the “Margarita Maza” National High School, house-to-house visits, more jobs through Young People Building the Future and a greater presence of the National Guard.

“We are going to build together, because this is a job for everyone, for families to care for their children, for the state government and for the federal government,” the president highlighted.

The visit occurred after the arrest of the mayor of Cuautla. Sheinbaum instructed strengthening the federal presence with attention to the causes, as part of the National Security Strategy. Next week they will begin house-to-house tours and outreach to merchants. He promised to return in three months to monitor progress.

Housing for Wellbeing

At the event, 128 Infonavit homes and 207 Insus deeds were also delivered. Sheinbaum recalled the four components of the program: build 1.8 million new houses for people with incomes of one to two minimum wages; deliver the same number of credits for improvement; grant a million deeds; and restructure unpayable loans for 5 million families.

Octavio Romero Oropeza, director of Infonavit, reported that of the goal of 1.2 million homes, there are already 440 approved complexes that total 514 thousand houses (43% progress). In Morelos, the goal is 13 thousand new homes with an investment of 8,150 million pesos.

Edna Elena Vega Rangel, head of Sedatu, explained that 128 homes and 207 deeds were delivered. Governor Margarita González Saravia thanked the expansion of the state goal to 24 thousand houses in the six-year term, in addition to other works such as modernization of the countryside, a Convention Center in Cuernavaca and the “Circuito Tierra y Libertad” highway program.

The beneficiary Kendra Ramírez Orozco expressed her gratitude for access to housing. Sheinbaum reiterated his commitment to return in three months to follow up.

New stage for national livestock farming

President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the United States border will gradually reopen at the end of August for the export of Mexican livestock. The measure represents economic relief for the country and for thousands of families dedicated to livestock farming.

Both nations suffered losses during the shutdown, caused by the presence of the screwworm. Sheinbaum acknowledged that the coordinated work between governments and producers for more than a year made it possible to contain the pest.

“You know that we have been working on the issue, both with all the livestock organizations and with the governors, to contain the screwworm,” said the president from Cuautla, Morelos.

As part of the strategy, a plant to produce sterile flies is already operating in Chiapas. In addition, Cofepris is analyzing a new strain that would make the process more efficient.

Sheinbaum explained that the effort is carried out in conjunction with the governments of Mexico, the United States and Panama. This articulation created the conditions for the US authority to authorize the opening of the border.

Proposed neighborhood law

Neighbors of the Del Valle neighborhood, in the Benito Juárez mayor’s office, announced that they will promote a bill to strengthen the protection of property owners. The proposal is inspired by the case of Doña Carlota, who in Chalco, State of Mexico, used a weapon to defend her home and caused the death of two people.

After holding a four-day sit-in at the intersection of Matías Romero and Coyoacán Avenue, where they reported alleged looting, the neighbors obtained a work table. The meeting will be next Wednesday in the Bunker of the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City (FGJ CDMX) with the prosecutor Bertha Alcalde Luján and the Secretary of Government, César Cravioto.

Alicia Camp, member of the Community Participation Commission (Copaco) of Valle Centro, stated that they will present files from affected neighbors throughout the capital.

“This is not a unique and isolated case as the prosecution wants to believe; it is a recurring event, not only in Benito Juárez, but throughout the City,” he declared.

Camp called on those who have investigation files for invasion or dispossession to join the table to demonstrate the magnitude of the problem. He warned that, if there is no concrete progress, the next protest will close the intersection of Insurgentes Sur and Eje 6 Sur.

“I want to believe the word of the people who govern us, but if this is not resolved satisfactorily, we will go out again to demonstrate,” he said.

Regarding the initiative, Camp explained that they seek to avoid extreme situations to recover properties and strengthen legal mechanisms. The reform would contemplate the Public Property Registry and notaries to make fraudulent operations more difficult.

In June 2025, the Congress of the State of Mexico toughened the penalties for dispossession: from five to 10 years in prison, and up to 25 years and six months if public servants or notaries participate. The law considers aggravating factors such as physical violence, breaking locks, or when the victim is over 70 years old, a minor, a pregnant woman, a disabled woman, or belonging to an indigenous community.