The administration of President Donald Trump has revoked the visas of at least 50 Mexican politicians and government officials, most of them linked to the ruling Morena party, for alleged ties to drug cartels.
This diplomatic offensive marks a turning point in Trump’s security strategy, which designates these criminal groups as terrorist organizations and uses DEA intelligence to root out their influence on the U.S. border.
BREAKING: The Trump administration has just REVOKED the Visas of FIFTY Mexican politicians and government officials!
They are CRACKING DOWN on the cartel influence in America, and the Mexican government is CAPTURED by them.
This is COMMON SENSE! pic.twitter.com/gCT8WlsH0c
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) October 14, 2025
The measure affects more than 50 members of Morena – the party of President Claudia Sheinbaum – and dozens of others from the opposition, although only four have publicly admitted the sanction.
Among them stands out the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila, who in a statement «categorically» denied any link to organized crime.
However, diplomatic sources indicate that these revocations are part of unprecedented pressure for Mexico to investigate and prosecute its corrupt elites, something previous administrations avoided due to diplomatic sensitivity.
This action expands Trump’s war on drugs beyond military strikes – such as the recent aerial attacks against Venezuelan drug traffickers’ vessels, which destroyed three ships in September. The Trump administration is finding new ways to exert more pressure on Mexico.
Trump had never revoked visas on this scale, reflecting his determination to prioritize U.S. foreign policy first.For her part, in Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum assured during La Mañanera that «she did not have the precise data on the number of visas revoked from Mexican politicians.»
No pudo negar el retiro de visas a los narcopolíticos de su @PartidoMorenaMx.
“No es información que EU comparta con México”, dijo Sheinbaum tras el reporte sobre la cancelación de visas a 50 políticos de Morena. pic.twitter.com/ShrLTWYlPv
— José Díaz (@JJDiazMachuca) October 14, 2025
Claudia Sheinbaum states, «No, we don’t have information. And it’s not because no… the government of the United States has been very clear on this, that it’s personal information.»
She continues, «It’s the person’s personality and the person who knows it is the person who could have had their visa revoked, but it’s not information that they share with the government of Mexico, given that it’s personal information.»
Sheinbaum adds, «Unless there was an investigation that had to do with public security, and then it could be known, but they are individual pieces of information that the government of the United States, through the embassy or consulates…»
This policy extends across Hispanic America: in Colombia, President Gustavo Petro lost his visa in September for «reckless actions» in New York; in Brazil, more than 20 judges; and in Costa Rica, at least 14, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Óscar Arias.
In Mexico, the impact is greater, with Morena – that leftist bastion inherited from López Obrador – in the eye of the storm, evidencing how cartels have infiltrated the government, facilitating the flow of fentanyl that kills thousands of Americans each year.
This decision comes amidst bilateral tensions: Sheinbaum «collaborates» in joint operations but condemns Trump’s threats of unilateral military action, which she labels as a violation of Mexican sovereignty.
It is a fact that cartels control key routes, and corruption is very clear in Morena; this poison has spread with senatorial credentials to leaders from Sinaloa and across Mexico, allowing the poison to cross the border with impunity.
Trump, true to his «America First» promise, demonstrates that he will not tolerate governments captured by the narco. This revocation is not just diplomacy; it is justice for the victims of fentanyl and a global message: allies of narco-terrorists do not step on U.S. soil.
While the Mexican left complains, conservatives applaud: finally, common sense in the White House!
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