The head of the Secretariat of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, explained that specialists from various disciplines will help review and validate the methodologies used, improve data quality, and propose technical tools to strengthen the search for citizens reported missing.
Arturo Medina, Undersecretary for Human Rights, Population, and Migration, named several members of the group, including Mayank Kejriwal from the University of Southern California, Zubin Jelveh from the University of Maryland, and Ted Enamorado from Washington University in St. Louis.
Also included are Astrid Adriana Pozos and Ernesto Isunza Vera from the Center for Research and Higher Studies in Social Anthropology (CIESAS) in Veracruz; Esteban Salmón from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); and Guillermo Guevara from the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM). Rodrigo Canales from Boston University is also part of the group, while authorization is still pending for a data analysis specialist from an institution in Massachusetts.
The official noted that cross-referencing administrative records via the Unified Identity Platform made it possible to establish routes verified with authorities, resulting in 6,939 confirmed locations.
Coordination with state authorities led to the resolution of 4,788 cases; the National Search Commission reported 1,214 people found alive through fieldwork; and the National Immediate Search Alert facilitated the location of 3,473 citizens.
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