Overview

• A peaceful July 4 march through Roma and Condesa escalated when masked protesters smashed shop windows, looted businesses and harassed foreign diners
• Demonstrators carried signs reading “gringo go home,” scrawled graffiti like “kill a gringo” on walls and staged protests outside the U.S. Embassy
• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security tweeted a mocking message urging unauthorized migrants to use the CBP Home app to “facilitate” self-deportation for the next rally
• Sheinbaum publicly condemned the nativist slogans while acknowledging that rising rents driven by digital nomads and Airbnb listings have displaced longtime residents
• Organizers and housing experts are calling for enforceable rent controls, strict caps on short-term rentals and accelerated development of affordable housing