Chihuahua State Demands Federal Action on Forced Displacement and Security Crisis

State officials in Chihuahua, including Secretary of Indigenous Peoples Enrique Rascón Carrillo and Governor María Eugenia Campos Galván, called on Mexico’s federal government to intensify its response to forced displacement in the municipalities of Guadalupe and Calvo. They said the displacement is driven by territorial battles among organized‑crime groups, forcing many indigenous families to flee their homes. The state highlighted its own budgetary, operational and humanitarian measures, but urged the federal authorities to make displacement a permanent agenda item in national peace tables, allocate dedicated budget funds, restore federal services such as health, electricity and forest inspection, and strengthen security operations in the mountainous region.

Governor Campos Galván also criticised the federal government for delayed action on related security, health and animal‑health problems, citing ongoing violence, a measles outbreak and the spread of the barrenador worm affecting cattle. She said the federal response has been silent despite appeals to President Claudia Sheinbaum and security officials, and urged a coordinated strategy to regain territorial control, protect families and prevent further crises.