Mexican Governor Says US Officials Revoked Her and Husband’s Visas

The governor of Baja California and her husband did not say why.

U.S. Marines from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, deploy concertina wire along the southern border wall near San Ysidro, Calif., Feb. 4, 2025. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Goodwin)

The governor of the Mexican border state of Baja California said on May 11 that the U.S. visas of both her and her husband have been withdrawn.

Carlos Torres, husband of Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila—both of whom are in the ruling Morena Party—wrote on Facebook that he was told by American consular officials that his U.S. nonimmigrant visa was revoked.