Cancún Mayor Ana Paty Peralta Denies U.S. Visa Revocation Reports

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Cancún Mayor Ana Patricia “Ana Paty” Peralta de la Peña on Tuesday rejected as false a Mexican financial daily’s report that U.S. authorities revoked her visa and those of her husband and father-in-law, insisting that her documentation “is in order.”

Peralta spoke hours after El Financiero reported that U.S. authorities had withdrawn the visas of Peralta, her husband Lucio Galileo Lastra Abreu, and her father-in-law Lucio Galileo Lastra Escudero. The newspaper also reported that the Federal Prosecutor’s Office (FGR) is investigating alleged embezzlement of public funds, suspected fuel-smuggling schemes known as “fiscal huachicol,” and possible contacts with individuals linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.

In a social media video message, Peralta said: “Friends, in light of the information that has circulated in the last few hours, I want to be very clear: what has been published about me and my family is false. My documentation is in order.”

She said she would not engage in speculation or what she called “unnecessary controversies.” “I firmly believe that today more than ever we must prioritize truth, respect, and unity,” she said, adding that she would continue “with the conviction that truth always prevails.”

Peralta did not show any documentation to support her claim that her U.S. visa remains valid. She also did not say whether she had recently completed any immigration procedures with U.S. authorities or when she last used the visa to enter the United States.

Financiero cites federal investigations

According to El Financiero, one line of inquiry centers on whether resources and staff from the Benito Juárez municipal government were used to provide political support to Rafael Marín Mollinedo, former director of Mexico’s National Customs Agency (ANAM). Investigators are seeking to determine whether public money, municipal employees or other resources were used for political ends, who may have ordered such operations and which officials could have been involved.

Another line involves suspected fuel smuggling and so-called fiscal huachicol. The publication pointed to criminal case 325/2025, filed at the Federal Criminal Justice Center in the State of Mexico, based in Almoloya de Juárez, and to operations attributed to Ingemar, S.A. de C.V. According to previously published information, the network under investigation allegedly brought in 163 tank cars containing more than 18 million liters of hydrocarbons before it was detected.

The third reported line points to possible contacts with people linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. Investigators would be trying to identify who took part in those contacts, their nature and scope, and whether they are connected to the other inquiries.

The existence of these investigations does not imply criminal liability for Peralta, Marín Mollinedo or anyone else mentioned unless a court reaches such a finding.

In her Tuesday statement, Peralta did not address any of the allegations individually or say whether she or members of her administration had been formally summoned by the FGR.

Two conflicting versions remain unresolved

For now, the case features two opposing accounts: El Financiero says sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed the visa revocations, while Peralta publicly denies the report and says her documentation is in order. U.S. authorities have not issued an official statement about the family’s immigration status.

The controversy comes as Quintana Roo prepares for its 2027 gubernatorial election, and both Peralta and Marín Mollinedo have been mentioned as possible contenders in the state’s political succession.