Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government has sent several diplomatic letters to Israel requesting the extradition of Tomás Zerón, reiterating a push begun under Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
• Sheinbaum confirmed Mexico asked U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to extradite two suspects tied to the case, including former Iguala judge José Ulises Bernabé García, according to officials and press reports.
• Zerón fled Mexico in 2019 and is reported to be in Israel, a country without a bilateral extradition treaty with Mexico, so authorities rely on reciprocity mechanisms.
• The Fiscalía General de la República has two arrest warrants for Zerón on torture charges, issued in March 2020 and April 2021.
• Parents of the 43 and supporters protested at the Foreign Affairs Secretariat to demand immediate returns, while their lawyer Isidoro Vicario said the procedures remain in trámite without a transfer.