Baja California governor says US revoked her visa
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(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Del Pilar Ávila announced on her official accounts on Facebook and X late Saturday night, saying that her husband’s was revoked first, and, “…shortly after the consular measure was applied, I received a similar notification.”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 Ávila and her husband are members of the ruling Morena party.

Ávila’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.”

Baja California borders California and day-to-day commercial ties between the two states run deep.

Ávila’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.”

Nexstar’s KUSI reached out to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, but reached a recording that said the office was closed.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy said that visa records are confidential and that the details of individual cases cannot be discussed.

”I fully trust that the situation will be satisfactorily clarified for both of us,” Ávila said on X.

Torres said his “conscience is clear,” in a statement on Facebook on Saturday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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