Mexico - September 2026

The first article in this September edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico concerns the increase of deaths among Mexican nationals in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and during ICE field operations, which has become a point of friction in the US-Mexico relationship in recent months.... Read More

A steady increase of deaths among Mexican nationals in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and during ICE field operations has become a point of friction in the US-Mexico relationship in recent months.... Read More

On 2 August authorities in Mexico’s Jalisco state announced the arrest of a suspect in a high-profile femicide case.... Read More

The safety of journalists in Mexico has once again been thrown into the spotlight, with the murder of five journalists in under two months between early June and mid-July.... Read More

Mexico’s federal education ministry (SEP) ordered every school in the country operating under a ‘militarizada’ (militarised), ‘militar’ (military), or ‘castrense’ (army) designation to close before the start of the 2026-2027 school year on 31 August.... Read More

Mexico’s overall foreign direct investment (FDI) for the first half of 2026 hit an all-time high of nearly US$35bn, the economy ministry (SE) announced on 24 August.... Read More

Mexico has been strengthening commercial relations with Japan, South Korea, and southeast Asia in recent months as part of a drive to attract high-value manufacturing investments and diversify its economic partnerships, while also reducing its reliance on the US and China.... Read More

On 24 August the US government led by President Donald Trump partly reopened its border to livestock imports from Mexico after closing it due to concerns over the spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS) fly.... Read More

MEXICO | Inflation picks up.... Read More