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MEXICO CITY – President Claudia Sinbaum denounced the weekend’s clash, but refrained from direct condemnation of Washington’s hard-hit immigration tactics as images of the Los Angeles turbulent turmoil dominated Mexican media.
Sinbaum once again attempted to walk the subtle line after being widely praised for his clever handling of Trump’s inflammatory declarations on tariffs, drug smuggling and other issues.
“A burning patrol vehicle seems more like an act of provocation than one of resistance,” Sinbaum said Monday.
I have a cousin who lives in California and they are very worried and scared about the attack… Trump may ruin their lives
– Alejandra Morales, a resident of Mexico City
A day ago, the president was more pointed out in her criticism of the US immigrant Roundup, which sparked widespread outrage here.
“The immigration phenomenon cannot be addressed through violence or raids,” Sinbaum told the crowd on Sunday at a ribbon cutting at a hospital outside the capital.
Mexican news reports and social media accounts have widely circulated images of US agents in tactical gear that compete with protesters with Mexico’s flags.
“We are calling on the US government to avoid acts of oppression and to rectify unfair and arbitrary policies against millions of immigrants,” Gerald Fernandez Noronya, Mexican Senate president and member of Shenbaum’s Morena Bloc, told reporters.
On the streets of Mexico City, many Mexicans focused on recent attacks by immigration agents in Southern California, rather than protests. They attacked what they deemed an unfair attack on their fellow citizens and relatives.
“I have a cousin who lives in California and they are very worried and scared about the attack,” said Alejandra Morales, 47, who works at a rehabilitation clinic in the capital. “They are good people who just want a better life for their children. Trump may ruin their lives.”
“I think President Sinbaum should be extremely powerful in his protest against Trump. We’re doing things Trump crazy and abusing Mexicans,” said veterinarian Sofia Gonzalez, 32.
In her comments, Sinbaum expressed his gratitude to Los Angeles for providing homes to Mexican immigrants and generations of their families.
Various estimates show that Mexican citizens are the largest immigrant group in the United States, counting over 11 million people. Mexican-born immigrants are widely distributed across the country, but Los Angeles is still considered the capital of Mexico’s Di Sapola.
Los Angeles was “generous and we Mexicans were generous in the city,” Sinbaum said.
According to the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 42 Mexican citizens were arrested in the recent attacks with 37 men and five women. The four have received previous deletion orders and have already been exiled to Mexico. The other two agreed to voluntarily return to Mexico.
Mexico City’s US ambassador, Ronald Johnson, defended the Trump administration’s crackdown, praising Mexico and its people.
“The violent protesters in LA don’t represent the Mexican people. They are dignified and hardworking, and we know and admire,” Johnson wrote in Spanish in X.
Shanebaum’s response to the conflict in Los Angeles is in line with efforts to avoid conflict with the Trump administration. Her motto was “cooperation, not conquest.” The president criticized Trump’s agenda for deportation, but said Mexico welcomes deported citizens.
So far, deportation from the US to Mexico has not skyrocketed despite the Trump administration’s policies, Mexican authorities say. In recent years, the United States has returned around 200,000 Mexican citizens to Mexico every year.
Times correspondent Cecilia Sanchez Vidal contributed to this report.
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