The U.S. government has revoked the visa of Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, the son of former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, adding to growing strain between Washington and Mexico City. López Beltrán said on social media that the State Department canceled his visa and claimed the move targeted leaders of Mexico’s ruling Morena party.
López Beltrán has held a key role in Morena since his father left office and had been preparing to run for the federal Chamber of Deputies. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized the decision during her regular news conference, calling it interference in Mexico’s internal affairs and saying her government had not been notified in advance.
The move comes after the Trump administration revoked the visas of two sitting Morena governors in June over alleged ties to drug trafficking groups. In April, U.S. officials also brought charges against 10 current and former senior Mexican officials on drug trafficking and bribery allegations.
The latest action underscores a broader chill in U.S.-Mexico relations, with Washington increasingly targeting prominent figures tied to Mexico’s governing political bloc.
