A possibly meaningless thing I keep track of: Mexico has reduced the number of military personnel assigned to its “northern and southern border migration” missions for the 4th month in a row.

Chart: Mexican Military Personnel Deployed on Border and Migration Missions Dec 20 Jan 21 Feb 21 Mar 21 Apr 21 May 21 Jun 21 Jul 21 Aug 21 Sep 21 Oct 21 Nov 21 Dec 21 Jan 22 Feb 22 Mar 22 Apr 22 May 22 Jun 22 Jul 22 Aug 22 Sep 22 Oct 22 Nov 7 22 Nov 21 22 Dec 22 Jan 23 Feb 23 Mar 23 Military Personnel 8058 8711 27562 27562 27562 28461 28395 28634 28463 28397 28397 28397 28542 28971 28463 28807 28813 29607 32317 31777 31777 30877 27896 27374 Source: “Informes de Seguridad” posted to Mexican Presidency website https://bit.ly/3VL6tQ3

From the latest “informe de seguridad” powerpoint presentation from the Mexican Presidency.