(FOX 5/KUSI) — The governor of the Mexican border state of Baja California said that the U.S. revoked visas from her and her husband.
Governor Marina Del Pilar announced on her official accounts on Facebook and X late Saturday night, saying that her husband’s was revoked first, and, “…shortly after the consular measure was applied, I received a similar notification.”
Both Del Pilar and her husband are members of the ruling Morena party.
Del Pilar’s post did not mention if she was given a reason for the revocation, but she did say that “this situation is taking place in a complex binational context that requires my composure and prudence.”
Del Pilar’s husband, Carlos Torres Torres, is a coordinator of special projects within the Baja California state administration and for the city of Tijuana.
He announced the revocation of his U.S. visa on Friday, saying that U.S. consular officials advised him about it, and he said that the measure “…corresponds to internal provisions of the (U.S.) State Department.”
He also said that the measure “…does not constitute an accusation, investigation, or formal accusation by any authority, either in Mexico or in the United States.”
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has been issuing messages saying U.S. visas and permanent resident cards can be revoked, and it comes as hundreds of international students found their visas revoked for several days until several court rulings began restoring them.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on April 30 a “one-strike” policy for all temporary visa holders in a document titled “100 Days of an America First State Department.”
In that document, Rubio states, “There is now a one-strike policy: Catch-And-Revoke. Whenever the government catches non-U.S. citizens breaking our laws, we will take action to revoke their status. The time of contemptuously taking advantage of our nation’s generosity ends.”
Governor Del Pilar was in San Diego in late April for an event promoting tourism in Mexico. That event was part of Mexico’s Tianguis Turístico, an annual conference for tourism professionals that was hosted this year in Baja California.
The event was held in two countries for the first time, and at the special event in San Diego were officials from both sides of the border, including the Consul General for the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, Christopher Teal.
FOX 5/KUSI called the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, but a recording said that the office was closed and nobody answered.
Del Pilar said in her Saturday social media post that she and her husband are “…certain and fully confident that the situation will be clarified to the satisfaction of both of us.”
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