CIA Out of Chihuahua: 20,000 Protest Secret Incursion into Mexico

About this episode

The episode discusses a massive protest in Chihuahua against Governor Maru Campos for allowing CIA operations in Mexico, alongside issues of extradition and public investment under President Sheinbaum.

In episode 107 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth break down Morena's massive march in Chihuahua — 20,000 people demanding the impeachment of Governor Maru Campos for allowing CIA operatives to conduct illegal operations on Mexican soil. The hosts discuss how the party's new leadership under Ariadna Montiel has finally taken an aggressive stance against treasonous state-level collaboration, contrasting this with past hesitancy. Next, they turn to a timely revelation from the morning press conference, Mexico's foreign secretary disclosed that of 269 extradition requests Mexico has made to the U.S. since 2018, not one has been fulfilled. The hosts highlight the glaring hypocrisy: the U.S. demands immediate cooperation while stonewalling Mexico's own requests, including for figures linked to the Ayotzinapa case. The episode also features a look at President Sheinbaum's typical weekend — two hospitals, a university campus, a high school, universal scholarships, a milk pasteurization plant, and supervision of the Maya Train cargo expansion, all in a single weekend. The hosts argue this relentless pace of public investment explains why Sheinbaum continues to…

People in this episode

Hosts: José Luis Granados Ceja, Kurt Hackbarth

Topics covered

• protests
• political corruption
• extradition
• public investment
• U.S.-Mexico relations
• Morena party

Keywords

• CIA
• Chihuahua
• protests
• extradition requests
• Maru Campos
• Ariadna Montiel
• public investment
• Mexico Evalúa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA, Mexico Evalúa, America's Quarterly

Places: Mexico, Chihuahua

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