General News

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.

The bilingual San Miguel Writers’ Conference and Literary Festival, dedicated to fostering literary connections between Mexico, the United States and Canada, will celebrate its 20th anniversary from February 12 to 16 at the Hotel Real de Minas in San Miguel de Allende.

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.

Jalisco is now in the crosshairs of the federal government’s “Operación Limpieza” (Operation Cleanup) campaign against piracy, Economic Secretary Marcelo Ebrard has confirmed.

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.

The Jalisco government’s move to transfer administration of the historic Cerro de la Reina in Tonalá (see story left) to the Agencia Metropolitana de Bosques Urbanos (Urban Forests Agency) is facing fierce resistance.

Governor Pablo Lemus and his team are working energetically to improve relations with the families of missing persons in Jalisco, as well as victims’ collectives and search groups.

January 12, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Coalcomán, Michoacán was felt across several western Mexican states, including Jalisco and Colima.