Mexico Supreme Court Faces Pressure to End Risky Eviction Practices Ahead of World Cup

As the world’s eyes turn toward Mexico for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, an alarming crisis brews beneath the surface—one that threatens basic human rights and exposes a broader failure of governance. Neighborhood organizations and recently displaced families in Mexico City have mobilized urgently, appealing to the country’s Supreme Court to halt discussion on a controversial eviction resolution slated for this Monday. The proposed project, critics warn, endangers the constitutional right to housing by effectively endorsing evictions without due process protections—a legal green light for unscrupulous real estate interests eager to capitalize on the World Cup’s economic surge. Arturo Aparicio,...