Overview

• A federal judge ruled the detentions illegal after an 11-hour lag before the 38 detainees were brought to the federal prosecutor, leading to their release.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum asked the Interior Ministry to review La Luz del Mundo’s registration as a religious association.
• The federal attorney general’s office continues investigating the clandestine camp discovered in Vista Hermosa, Michoacán.
• State authorities reported seizing a 9mm handgun, 19 replica firearms, tactical gear, communications equipment and a simulated bomb device at the site.
• Defense lawyers say the group, largely from several Mexican states with one person claiming U.S. citizenship, was training in first aid and self‑defense based on apocalyptic beliefs.