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Sheinbaum fires back at El Chapo’s son’s attorney

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to file a defamation lawsuit against Jeffrey Lichtman, the attorney representing Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.  Lichtman’s client pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court in Chicago to federal drug charges.

Xenophobia fuels anti-gentrification protest in Mexico City? President and mayor call for respect

President Claudia Sheinbaum strongly condemned the “xenophobic slogans and violent acts” that unfolded during an anti-gentrification demonstration held in Mexico City (CDMX) this past weekend. The protest, which opposed the gentrification of neighborhoods such as Roma and Condesa — areas where many foreigners have settled — was the largest of its kind ever held in the capital.