Around 70 percent of Jalisco residents deported from the United States will attempt to return, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s strict anti-immigration policies and the risk of imprisonment, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM).

A relic of Saint Jude Thaddeus, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, is visiting various parish communities in Jalisco from January 20 to February 3.

The Zapopan government is forging ahead with a low-cost microchipping program for dogs and cats.

As the federal government prepares for the potential mass deportation of Mexican citizens under U.S. President Donald Trump’s intensified immigration policies, the state of Jalisco is also developing a coordinated plan to welcome returning compatriots.

Just days before the inauguration of the new U.S. president, amid concerns in Mexico about trade tariffs, military incursions and mass deportations, Jalisco’s new governor, Pablo Lemus, along with several close collaborators, participated in his first official meeting with Amy Scanlon, the U.S. consul general in Guadalajara, and senior members of her team.

The figure of San Sebastián Mártir was carried back to Ajijic’s Rosario Chapel during the January 20 street procession, the highlight of a three-day neighborhood fiesta in the saint’s honor.