Overview

• At its 51st session in Palacio Nacional, the council unanimously approved agreements requiring all states to align their legal frameworks with the General Law of the National Public Security System and to file the necessary initiatives with local legislatures.
• The measures direct expansion and professionalization of state and municipal police forces and require updates to search legislation and safeguards for peaceful protest, human rights defenders and journalists, with officials urging six states lacking specialized disappearance prosecutors to meet the legal standard.
• SESNSP head Marcela Figueroa outlined procedures for disappearance cases, including harmonizing offenses, immediate entry of cases into the national investigations database, activation of the national search alert and clear steps for declarations of absence.
• Reporting on timelines diverged, with most outlets citing a November 2025 deadline for submitting reform initiatives, while one report cited December 2029.
• Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch pressed governors to increase police ranks and training, citing a 25% drop in homicides over the first 11 months along with 30,700 arrests, more than 240 tons of drugs seized, 15,500 weapons confiscated and 1,356 narco labs dismantled.