The administration of former president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (20182024) was marked by the rise of the army, which carried out an extraordinary territorial deployment, supported by the growth of a new force, the National Guard. Originally conceived as a police body at the start of his term, the National Guard grew increasingly militarized, generating considerable controversy among experts and civil society organizations.
The Trump megabill poised to pass Congress would turn Immigration and Customs Enforcement into the most powerful federal police force in American history, promising billions in new funding for ICE and a mandate to carry out mass deportations.