The United States government is investigating three federal legislators from the Morena party—specifically, two male senators and one female senator—for their alleged ties to individuals linked to criminal groups.
According to information published in the “Under Reserve” column of El Universal, the strategy of U.S. authorities in these cases differs from the direct visa revocations carried out on other government officials.
This time, authorities in the neighboring country are reportedly waiting for the legislators to cross the border before revoking their visas.
The objective, according to reports, is to conduct a preliminary interrogation about their alleged connections to members of organized crime and, based on their answers, determine whether to revoke their visas, return them to Mexico, or proceed with their detention.
This scenario unfolds against a backdrop of increasing pressure from the Donald Trump administration on the Mexican government.
On January 12, The Wall Street Journal reported that Mexican security officials fear that, after halting plans for a military intervention, the U.S. government will begin demanding the arrests of Morena party politicians allegedly linked to drug trafficking.
This offensive has already had tangible consequences. Since June 2025, Reuters revealed that the United States has revoked the visas of at least 50 Mexican politicians and government officials.
This measure is part of a strategy against drug cartels and their political allies that has affected an elite that frequently travels to the neighboring country.
One of the most prominent cases is that of Senator Adán Augusto López Hernández, who at the end of last year faced accusations of irregularities in his assets and alleged illicit enrichment.
He is under the shadow of the criminal organization “La Barredora,” led by Hernán Bermúdez Requena, who was his Secretary of Public Security in Tabasco.
The coordinator of Morena’s senators is accused of allegedly allowing the growth of this group dedicated to kidnapping and extortion while he was governor.
Meanwhile, on the northern border, Senator Julieta Ramírez Padilla was the subject of recent rumors about the supposed revocation of her visa. These rumors indicated that the document had been withdrawn a month ago as part of an investigation into more than a dozen politicians from Baja California.
However, the senator categorically denied the allegations on her social media accounts.
“Birds of ill omen often gather to lie and slander… It is completely false that my visa has been revoked. What is true is that the vulture season has begun.”
The governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila, and her husband, Carlos Torres, were also embroiled in controversy after their visas were revoked in 2025.
Although initially presented as a routine procedure, journalistic investigations linked the measure to an alleged fuel theft network in the state detected by federal and U.S. authorities.
On the other hand, Congresswoman Hilda Brown faced a more serious situation when she was included on the list of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), accused of supporting the “La Mayiza” faction in Rosarito when she was mayor.
Faced with the freezing of her accounts by the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) and diplomatic pressure, the legislator opted to return her visa in December.
“I returned the visa to the consulate via DHL. I don’t want any problems regarding this; I’ve always been a hard worker,” the legislator said.
In addition to these cases, the list of members of the Morena party who have lost their visas includes:
Norma Alicia Bustamante, mayor of Mexicali, Baja California
Juan Francisco Gim, mayor of Nogales, Sonora
Óscar Eduardo Castro, mayor of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora
Alberto Granados Fávila, mayor of Matamoros, Tamaulipas
César Iván Sandoval, mayor of San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora
José Luis Dagnino, mayor of San Felipe, Baja California
Source: politico
