On April 23, an armed group murdered María del Carmen Morales and her son in Tlajomulco, Jalisco. She was a member of the Guerreros Buscadores collective and was searching for another of her missing sons.
Although she had received threats, no authority provided her with protection.
Searching for the missing is a death sentence
The murder of María del Carmen and her son was not an isolated incident. It was an execution with a history. Since 2010, at least 28 searching mothers have been murdered in Mexico for trying to find their loved ones. The official response has been disdain, forgetfulness, and revictimization.
The Guerreros Buscadores collective demands justice, protection, and a real investigation. But neither the Jalisco Prosecutor's Office nor the federal government show signs of interest. Searching for a missing person in Mexico is signing a death sentence.
Sheinbaum remains silent on the murder of a searching mother
So far, President Claudia Sheinbaum hasn't made a single statement about the crime. While she boasts of "transformation" and a false feminism, women who truly fight for justice are executed. Her silence is not neutral: it's passive complicity.
