Mexican government intensifies search for missing persons following findings in the national registry
The Government of Mexico has launched an exhaustive review of the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons (RNPDNO). Following a technical analysis, authorities detected that 40,628 people, who were listed as missing, show records of procedures or activities after the official date of their report. Of this group, to date, the location of 6,939 individuals has been confirmed.
This update is possible thanks to the implementation of the Single Identity Platform, a key tool that emerged from the legal reforms of July 2025. The central objective is to strengthen search mechanisms and provide the State with greater precision in its databases.
Technological and operational strategies
To optimize these processes, the Undersecretary of Human Rights, Population and Migration, Arturo Medina, announced the integration of a group of ten high-level specialists. Experts in artificial intelligence, statistics, mathematics, and programming will be in charge of technically auditing the information. The Ministry of the Interior (Segob) clarified that the existence of activity following a report does not guarantee an immediate location, so each case will be exhaustively verified to determine the person’s actual status.
Advances in localization efforts
As part of the new strategy promoted by the Claudia Sheinbaum administration, significant progress has been reported in search efforts:
- More than 3,000 people located in the last two months through generalized search mechanisms.
- 2,572 individuals located in the last semester through the National Immediate Search Alert (ANBI).
- 1,075 people found alive by territorial brigades, where 86% of the cases were voluntary absences.
We are modifying work schemes, innovating strategies, training personnel, and using the necessary tools to locate those who have been reported as missing.
Rosa Icela Rodríguez, Secretary of the Interior
Comprehensive commitment
The Mexican government’s strategy also includes close collaboration with the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) to implement a National Human Identification Plan. In addition, state working groups have been scheduled to meet with collectives and family members in order to review investigation files and genetic profiles. With these actions, Mexico seeks to address the disappearance crisis that exceeds 130,000 records and reduce the forensic backlog affecting various regions of the country.
