Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies has approved a constitutional reform barring dual nationals from running for president, governorships, or Mexico City’s head of government.

Mexico’s population reached 130,911,314 in 2025, according to data from the mid-decade Encuesta Intercensal, released this week by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). This represents an increase of nearly 4.9 million people, or 3.9 percent, since 2020.

Mexico City’s Congress is debating two bills to legalize euthanasia and medically assisted dying. 

The Mexican federal government last week reported significant security advances in Guanajuato, long one of the country’s most violent states, highlighting a 75 percent reduction in homicides and a significant drop in high-impact crimes.

Tourism industry representatives are raising concerns over a proposed 36.8 percent increase to Mexico’s Derecho de No Residente (DNR), warning it could reduce foreign visitor arrivals in 2027, particularly from the United States.

A campaign promoting the voluntary return for undocumented migrants from the United States has surfaced in an unlikely place: the paper used to wrap tortillas in Guadalupe, Zacatecas.