Mexico City| Desinformémonos. More than 250 roadblocks, vehicle fires, attacks on gas stations and establishments in at least 20 states across the country, as well as suspended classes in eight states and a widespread climate of terror among the population, was the initial outcome of the operation that led to the assassination of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
As of 8 p.m. on February 22, at least 23 narco-blockades remained active on the highways, in addition to four partial closures. Most of the blockades were reported in Jalisco, which accounted for 65 of the 252 closures on federal and state highways and strategic urban roads.
Traffic disruptions involving burned trucks and cars were also reported in Aguascalientes, Baja California, Chiapas, Colima, the State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and Zacatecas.
Due to the climate of violence, schools in at least eight states decided to suspend classes at all educational levels to ensure the safety of students, teachers, and administrators. The states that announced the suspension of activities were Jalisco, Nayarit, Michoacán, Colima, Guanajuato, Querétaro, and Oaxaca (Isthmus of Tehuantepec), while in states such as Mexico State and Hidalgo, suspensions were declared only in some municipalities.
In Mexico City, some schools and universities announced that student absences would not be taken into account due to the risk posed by transportation. For their part, the University of Guanajuato, the University of Veracruz, the University of Guadalajara, the University of the Americas in Puebla, and the Ibero-American University in Puebla suspended classes until further notice, while the National Schools of Higher Studies (ENES) of the UNAM in Juriquilla, Querétaro; León, Guanajuato; and Morelia, Michoacán decided to resort to online and distance learning.
Original text published by Desinformémonos on February 23rd, 2026.
Translation by Schools for Chiapas.