With the recent reform of former president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Mexico's Federal Police, the agency was dissolved due to corruption, links with organized crime and similar issues.
State and municipal law enforcement is divided into groups/teams/units in the Governor or Mayor's Ministry of Public Safety (Secretaría de Seguridad Publica—SSP).
While Mexico's approach on public safety depends on the military or "military police" at a federal level, the government operates with the National Institute of Migration (Instituto Nacional de Migración - INM) which is managed by the Ministry of Interior (Secretaría de Gobernación - SEGOB), tasked with preventing illegal immigration flowing to the United States and managing immigration policies within Mexico.
The INM monitors and regulates the entry, stay, and exit of foreign nationals to ensure compliance with Mexican immigration laws.
[6] In collaboration with other federal agencies, the INM conducts border inspections, oversees temporary migration programs, and addresses human trafficking and smuggling networks.
The 2006 declaration of a “war on drugs” marked a turning point, with thousands of soldiers deployed to regions plagued by cartel activity.
This includes the deployment of marines and the army to carry out police operations, a move that has sparked debates about its effectiveness and potential consequences.