Tijuana Search for the Missing

Mexico City’s collective searches in Tijuana this week, seeking missing loved ones. Advocacy for DNA testing and ongoing efforts to address disappearances in Mexico continue.

**Search Efforts in Tijuana by Mexico City-based Collective**

A collective from Mexico City, named “Relatives and Defenders for the Dignity of Our Disappeared,” is conducting a search in Tijuana this week. Their mission involves visiting shelters, the Medical Examiner’s Office, hospitals, and penitentiaries for information on missing family members. Led by Nancy Raquel Rosette Nunez, this group has been active for over seven years, conducting searches across Mexican states including Jalisco, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, and Nuevo León.

The team began their Tijuana search on Monday, visiting two shelters and placing posters with details of their missing relatives in the northern part of the city. Their work will continue through Friday, December 6th. Rosette Nunez highlighted Tijuana’s significance due to its role as a transit point for many migrants, who may have witnessed something related to the collective’s missing loved ones.

The group is accompanied by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office and other agencies, due to safety concerns in Tijuana. “We are uncertain about the situation here, whether it will help or hinder us, so we are being protected,” Rosette Nunez explained.

Contrary to conducting investigations, the collective focuses on gathering information that might lead to finding their children, relying on support from the Federal Prosecutor’s Office. Of the 18 to 20 families involved, some have tragically discovered the fate of their children but continue to support others in their search.

Among those still searching is Rosette Nunez, whose son Elvis Axel Torres Rosette went missing in December 2010. He vanished after being transferred from a rehabilitation clinic in Tultitlán to Matamoros, and no further information has been obtained since.

**Additional News on Disappearances and Search Efforts in Mexico**

There is growing advocacy among search collectives for mandatory DNA testing on unidentified bodies prior to burial. This push aims to assist families searching for missing relatives who may have passed away. Additionally, recent local events include the discovery of remains believed to belong to a young man named Erick Carrillo, pending DNA confirmation. These initiatives are part of broader efforts to address the thousands of missing persons cases in Mexico, as families and collectives work tirelessly to bring closure to their long searches.