Sheinbaum Says No Sign Taddei Left Mexico as INM Cites Privacy

President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said on Wednesday, Nov. 11, that her government has no information showing that Guadalupe Taddei, the former president-councillor of the INE (National Electoral Institute), has left Mexico. She gave the same answer about the businessman José Alfredo Hernández Casillas, according to El Universal.

The two are named in a corruption scandal. Sheinbaum said the INM (National Migration Institute) will not make their migration records public.

What Sheinbaum said at the morning conference

Speaking at her daily mañanera press conference at Palacio Nacional, Sheinbaum repeated what she has said before: she has no knowledge that Taddei has gone abroad. Whether a person has entered or left the country is information held by the INM, she explained.

She added that she has no information that the businessman has left either. She did not say where either of them is.

Why the INM is not releasing the records

According to Sheinbaum, the INM told her the data cannot be made public because it is a personal, private matter. The president did not say the two had stayed in Mexico. She said only that her government has no knowledge of a departure. The El Universal report does not describe the details of the allegations in the scandal, and accusations against both people remain accusations.

Why it matters

The scandal has drawn wide public attention. An El Universal survey found that eight of every 10 Mexicans see widespread corruption in the INE. With the INM declining to release travel data, the public has no official confirmation of whether the former INE head or the businessman is still in the country.

For foreign residents, the exchange shows how the INM, which handles immigration matters, treats entry and exit records. The institute classes a person’s movements across the border as private information, according to the answer Sheinbaum relayed.

Other items from the same briefing

Sheinbaum also said Talleres Gráficos should be strengthened. A proposal on it could be presented the next day or the following week, she said.

El Universal’s running coverage of the day also quoted her on the arrival of Miller as chief of staff to Trump: “Vamos a ver” (we will see). She reaffirmed that her government will keep working on behalf of Mexicans abroad.

Separately, Coparmex CDMX called on consumers to avoid taking on too much debt during the Buen Fin sales period and presented a ten-point guide for smarter purchases.

What to watch next

The Talleres Gráficos proposal is the only step with a date mentioned: Sheinbaum said it could be presented on Thursday or next week. No timeline was given for any change in how the INM handles requests for the travel records of Taddei or Hernández Casillas.

Source: El Universal