Migração em trânsito e conflito urbano. Paz imperfeita no norte do México.

This article examines the dynamics of irregular transit migration in Mexico and its territorial expression in Monterrey, focusing on Casa INDI’s role as a community-based reception actor and its contribution to building urban peace. Using a qualitative methodology, the study combines semi-structured interviews with religious actors, documentary analysis, and official statistical records of irregular migration events between 2019 and 2024. Findings show that Monterrey has emerged as an intermediate node in the south–north migration corridor, with a growing presence of transiting families. Casa INDI functions as a space of dignified waiting, facilitating humanitarian assistance, legal support, and temporary integration. Drawing on the concept of imperfect peace, the study concludes that such grassroots practices challenge exclusionary state responses and criminalizing narratives, offering ethical and situated alternatives for coexistence in urban contexts shaped by migration-related conflict.