Mexican Foreign Ministry denies that the US communicated about the withdrawal of visas from the governors of Sonora and
Roberto Velasco, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, assured that there is no official communication about the withdrawal of visas from Alfonso Durazo and Amrico Vilarreal
The Government of Mexico has not received any official or unofficial notification from the United States regarding the alleged withdrawal of visas from the governors of Sonora, Alfonso Durazo, and of Tamaulipas, Américo Villarreal.
This was stated by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Velasco, during a press conference in which he pointed out that he does not have information provided by US authorities on the cancellation of immigration documents, or investigations related to both state leaders.
"We do not have any official or unofficial communication about it; it is not an issue about which there is any communication from the United States government," Velasco stated.
The statements arose after reports published by the Los Angeles Times newspaper, which indicate that Durazo and Villarreal would be under investigation in the United States for alleged links to organized crime activities and fuel theft, in addition to the fact that their visas would have been revoked.
Given these versions, the chancellor maintained that, if there is any investigation or immigration measure, it would be up to the US authorities to specify the information.
Likewise, he highlighted that the relationship between both governments is maintained within a framework of dialogue and institutional respect.
For their part, the governments of Sonora and Tamaulipas have rejected the allegations and denied that there is a formal investigation against them.
Américo Villarreal described the journalistic versions as “false” and without support, while Alfonso Durazo has also dismissed these accusations.
The controversy occurs amid a series of actions by the United States against Mexican officials, including the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, who would have alleged links to organized crime, specifically the Sinaloa Cartel.
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