50 Mexican Politicians Barred from U.S. Travel After Visa Revocations

Mexico — Throughout this year, the Donald Trump administration revoked the visas of a series of Mexican politicians, primarily linked to the ruling Morena party.

Due to this decision, governors, mayors, and officials will not be able to travel to the United States for the 2025 Christmas season; the Reuters agency states that the number of affected individuals would be 50.

Among them are Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila and her partner, Carlos Torres; the Morena mayor of Nogales, Juan Francisco Gim; Héctor Astudillo Flores, former governor of Guerrero; the municipal president of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Morena member Óscar Eduardo Castro; and José Luis Dagnino, mayor of San Felipe, Baja California.

Recently, former mayor and Morena deputy Hilda Araceli Brown stated that she returned her visa to a U.S. consulate as part of the investigation against her for her alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.

These are the politicians who have publicly admitted the withdrawal of their U.S. visas, but it is estimated that there are dozens who do not have this travel permit.

The Reuters agency, according to consulted sources, states that the United States does not need to give explanations to revoke someone’s visa, and the threshold for doing so is much lower than for imposing sanctions or a judicial process.

“Visas, including those of foreign officials, can be revoked at any time (for) activities contrary to the national interest of the United States,” a State Department official told them.