Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico is sending a formal nota de extrañamiento to the United Kingdom over its decision to grant asylum to Karime Macías.
- The Foreign Ministry will deliver the protest as embassy officials engage in London, with Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero present at Mexico’s mission.
- Mexican authorities say the asylum protection deactivates ongoing extradition efforts, allowing Macías to remain in the U.K.
- Macías, accused in Mexico of diverting more than 112 million pesos from the Veracruz DIF, was detained in London in 2019 and won asylum after a 2022 U.K. extradition order she appealed.
- The case unfolds as ex-governor Javier Duarte remains imprisoned in Mexico, with prosecutors pursuing additional actions tied to alleged corruption during his administration.