https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-revokes-visas-over-50-mexican-politicians-new-drug-war-front-2025-10-14/

MEXICO CITY, Oct 14 (Reuters)
- The U.S. government has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials in Mexico amid the Trump administration's crackdown on drug cartels and their suspected political allies, two Mexican officials told Reuters.
A handful of these cases have been publicized, but Reuters reporting shows the visa cancellations are far more widespread than previously reported.
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According to three former U.S. ambassadors, previous administrations have revoked visas in this way - but not to the same degree, which they said was indicative of President Donald Trump's willingness to use the diplomatic tool to achieve policy goals.

"The Trump administration is finding new ways to exert more pressure on Mexico," said Tony Wayne, U.S. ambassador to Mexico from 2011 to 2015.
The move has sent quiet shockwaves through Mexico's political elite, who regularly travel to the U.S. and require a visa to do so. It also marks a significant broadening of U.S. anti-narcotics action, with the Trump administration targeting active politicians usually seen as too diplomatically sensitive.
One of the sources, a senior Mexican politician, said more than 50 politicians from the ruling Morena party have had their visas revoked, as well as dozens of officials from other political parties. The sources requested anonymity to speak on a sensitive topic.

Mexicans continue seeking new markets to sell our goods and services, and collectively millions of us are avoiding buying products from the USA. They only continue shooting themselves in the foot. The current U.S. regime is big on accusations but largely absent on facts. They still list Zihuatanejo as too dangerous for U.S. citizens to travel to, and federal workers are still prohibited from visiting here. If we had local tourism authorities worth their salaries, we'd have lobbied successfully to have that designation lifted back when President Biden was still in office.

I believe the World Cup matches and the Olympics should both have their U.S. scheduled venues shifted to Canada and Mexico. They're going to find ticket sales scarce as foreigners refuse to travel to the USA, and it isn't fair to athletes, their entourages and their fans to have them risk violent detentions and disappearances by ICEstapo, a domestic terrorist organization working for a criminal regime.

MEXICO CITY, Oct 14 (Reuters)
- The U.S. government has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials in Mexico amid the Trump administration's crackdown on drug cartels and their suspected political allies, two Mexican officials told Reuters.
A handful of these cases have been publicized, but Reuters reporting shows the visa cancellations are far more widespread than previously reported.
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According to three former U.S. ambassadors, previous administrations have revoked visas in this way - but not to the same degree, which they said was indicative of President Donald Trump's willingness to use the diplomatic tool to achieve policy goals.

"The Trump administration is finding new ways to exert more pressure on Mexico," said Tony Wayne, U.S. ambassador to Mexico from 2011 to 2015.
The move has sent quiet shockwaves through Mexico's political elite, who regularly travel to the U.S. and require a visa to do so. It also marks a significant broadening of U.S. anti-narcotics action, with the Trump administration targeting active politicians usually seen as too diplomatically sensitive.
One of the sources, a senior Mexican politician, said more than 50 politicians from the ruling Morena party have had their visas revoked, as well as dozens of officials from other political parties. The sources requested anonymity to speak on a sensitive topic.