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Mexico City’s Largest Mass-Tourism Protest Ends in Vandalism and Xenophobic Attacks

Authorities consider tougher tourism and housing regulations following violent destruction of local businesses with protesters clashing outside the U.S. Embassy.

People protest against Americans' gentrification of parts of Mexico City, at Parque Mexico, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Orbach)
People protest against gentrification at Parque Mexico in Mexico City, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Orbach)
A man points to his Mexican ID to prove his nationality as people protest against gentrification, as the increase in remote workers has risen prices and increased housing demand in neighborhoods like Condesa and Roma, in Mexico City, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Orbach)
Demonstrators hold posters that read in Spanish ¨Here we speak Spanish, Real Estate Regulation Now¨, during a protest against gentrification, as the increase in remote workers has risen prices and increased housing demand in neighborhoods like Condesa and Roma, in Mexico City, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Overview

  • Hundreds of protesters marched through the Condesa and Roma neighborhoods to denounce gentrification and mass tourism driven by a post-2020 influx of American remote workers.
  • Masked participants smashed windows, looted upscale shops and vandalized at least 15 businesses and public facilities in what authorities called xenophobic expressions.
  • Demonstrators scrawled graffiti such as “Get out of Mexico” and carried signs reading “Gringos, stop stealing our home” to express anti-foreigner sentiment.
  • Marchers advanced to the U.S. Embassy, prompting police reinforcements and sirens in Mexico City’s central district.
  • Mexico City officials led by secretary Cesar Cravioto announced an investigation into the violence as they weigh new tourism and housing regulations.