US EditionFirst Take: About Governors and Visas
- Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila and her husband Carlos Torres announced on social media in May 2025 that their U.S. Visas had been revoked by consular officials.
- The visa revocation followed an administrative decision without criminal accusations or offenses, and the U.S. State Department declined to comment on individual cases due to confidentiality.
- Ávila, a Morena party governor of a Mexican border state, frequently crosses into the U.S. And recently engaged with U.S. Officials in San Diego and Tijuana on security and development matters.
- Ávila stated, "I’m not defined by what permits I’m given or taken away," while her husband seeks legal advice to possibly reopen or reapply for their visas.
- The Morena party and Baja California officials described the case as administrative and urged not to tarnish reputations, while opposition called for public explanations, leaving the revocation’s implications uncertain.
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President Refuses to Exclude Baja California Governor from Security Tables · Global Voices
In criticizing opposition voices who have called for the government of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila, to be prevented from participating in security meetings – after the U.S. revoked its tourist visa – President Claudia Sheinbaum remarked that there is no reason to heed such a point.
‘No need to govern’: Marina del Pilar claims to be unaware of the reason for the revocation of her visa
The governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar, insisted that there is nothing to hide as to why the U.S. authorities withdrew her visa and said they didn't give her any more information about it.On Wednesday, Marina del Pilar was questioned about the reason that might have caused her visa to be withdrawn, so the governor said she didn't know all the information and said she was calm about the versions circulating on social networks about an …
The storm in Baja California after the withdrawal of the governor’s visa: “I don’t have bank accounts abroad”
The president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has insisted on her defense of Marina del Pilar Ávila, governor of Baja California, to whom the U.S. government has cancelled her visa, as well as her husband Carlos Torres. The president has trusted in the sayings of the ruler emanating from the ranks of Morena and has denied that she has bank accounts in the American Union. “Some media reported that there was a freeze of accounts, we talked to the governor and…
Baja California governor responds to Trump administration revoking her U.S. visa: ‘I am calm’
While Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila says she still doesn’t know why the U.S. government revoked her non-immigrant visa, she is convinced the matter will be worked out.
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