The son of former Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Andres Manuel Lopez Beltran, revealed that the United States has canceled his travel visa, attributing what he described as a politically driven action to orders from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau.In a letter addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump released late Thursday, Lopez Beltran, commonly called "Andy,” asserted that American officials failed to produce any proof connecting him to illegal acts or wrongdoing.The move comes amid a broader push by Washington against Mexican public figures alleged to have links to organized crime. An October report by Reuters noted that the Trump administration had revoked travel privileges for at least 50 Mexican politicians and officials spanning various political parties as part of its anti-cartel measures.According to State Department officials, such visa revocations are directed at individuals implicated in corruption, narcotics smuggling, or assisting unlawful migration.Speaking on Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that she was unaware of any domestic prosecutorial inquiries into Lopez Beltran, characterizing U.S. visa actions against "politically exposed" Mexican citizens as a matter of national sovereignty."This amounts to interference in Mexican politics," Sheinbaum said. "I see no other reason for it."Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum and former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AFP/Getty)Requests for comment yielded no immediate response from the State Department, while the U.S. embassy in Mexico chose not to comment.Lopez Beltran, who recently vacated his leadership position within the governing Morena party established by his father, described the cancellation in his letter as "a crude and perverse act" carried out by American authorities and hardline figures who brand international politicians as "communists," "threats to U.S. security," or "narco-terrorists."The 39-year-old departed his party role ahead of a planned campaign for a lower house seat in Mexico's Congress during the 2027 midterm elections, likely representing a district in his home state of Tabasco. He expressed hope that Trump would address the points raised in his correspondence.Within the message, Lopez Beltran added that he had no issue refraining from visiting the United States, characterizing the nation as experiencing a phase marked by hatred, racism, and drug addiction.He further cited a public letter issued by his father in June, in which the former president alleged that Washington employed "interventionist and unscrupulous practices" designed to bolster Mexico's right-wing opposition while undermining his leftist movement.
Son of Mexico’s former President Lopez Obrador says US revoked his visa
According to State Department officials, such visa revocations are directed at individuals implicated in corruption, narcotics smuggling, or assisting unlawful migration










