Protesters attack police, breach barrier at Mexico's National Palace during rally against cartel violence

Thousands of protesters swarmed Mexico City connected Saturday, attacking constabulary officers and attempting to breach a information obstruction astir the National Palace, which houses the national government's enforcement branch.

Plumes of teardrop state filled the thoroughfare arsenic protesters dragged riot constabulary retired of enactment and bushed them with assorted weapons.

The anti-government march, which became convulsive astatine Zocalo Square, was organized by members of Gen Z—people calved betwixt the precocious 90s and aboriginal 2010s.

Protesters told the Associated Press they were rallying against corruption and information concerns.

Protesters onslaught constabulary during a younker anti-government march successful Mexico City, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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Arizbeth Garcia, a 43-year-old physician, told the outlet she was marching for accrued information and further backing for the nationalist wellness system.

"[Doctors] are besides exposed to the insecurity gripping the country, wherever you tin beryllium murdered and thing happens," Garcia said.

Another demonstrator, Rosa Maria Avila, 65, of Patzcuaro successful Michoacán, told the outlet she was marching successful enactment of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, an anti-crime activistic who was assassinated astatine a nationalist lawsuit earlier this period successful Michoacán.

"The authorities is dying," Avila said. "He was killed due to the fact that helium was a antheral who was sending officers into the mountains to combat delinquents. He had the guts to face them."

Protesters complaint astatine constabulary during a younker anti-government march successful Mexico City, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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Manzo was changeable 7 times aft condemning Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for her alleged deficiency of effort successful combating cartels. 

"We request greater determination from the president of Mexico," Manzo told section media successful September. "I bash not privation to beryllium conscionable different politician connected the database of those who person been executed and had their lives taken distant from them. … I americium precise afraid, but I indispensable look it with courage."

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took bureau successful October 2024 arsenic Mexico's archetypal pistillate president, precocious came nether occurrence aft a bid of high-profile murders.

Demonstrator effort to tumble a obstruction during a rally against the authorities of Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum astatine Zocalo Square successful Mexico City connected November 15, 2025.  (Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images)

Critics impeach her of tolerating organized transgression and failing to enactment anti-cartel efforts.

In May, Sheinbaum publically confirmed she rejected U.S. subject assistance from President Donald Trump, who was looking to assistance the state combat cause trafficking and convulsive cartels.

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She allegedly told Trump the state volition "never accept" the beingness of the U.S. Army successful its territory.

"No, President Trump, our territory is inalienable, sovereignty is inalienable," Sheinbaum antecedently said. "We tin collaborate. We tin enactment together, but with you successful your territory and america successful ours. We tin stock information, but we volition ne'er judge the beingness of the United States Army connected our territory."

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The Heritage Foundation, a apical blimpish group, claimed Mexico was improbable to alteration its stance erstwhile Sheinbaum was elected contempt the escalating menace from cartels.

Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom and the Associated Press contributed to this report.