Morena leaders rally behind López Beltrán after US visa revocation

The revocation of a US visa for Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, son of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and former organizational secretary of the ruling party Morena, has prompted a unified response from party leaders, governors, and legislators. Morena's national leadership issued a statement rejecting the use of migration instruments as a mechanism of political interference, while governors from the Fourth Transformation (4T) and the party's Senate bloc echoed similar sentiments, vowing to defend national sovereignty.

Party response

Morena's national leadership, led by party president Ariadna Montiel, expressed solidarity with López Beltrán, framing the visa revocation as an attempt by "the most radical sectors of the international far-right" to intervene in Mexico's political life Source: La Jornada. The party's 32 state committees and the CEN condemned opposition figures for exploiting foreign decisions to attack the country Source: La Jornada.

Governors and legislators

In a joint statement, the 24 governors of the 4T declared that "Mexico is a free, independent, and sovereign country" and rejected foreign interference, asserting they would respond to attempts to divide or spread fear with "work, commitment, and results" Source: La Jornada. The Senate bloc, comprising 67 senators, issued a separate statement vowing to defend sovereignty and not yield to "pressures, threats, disinformation campaigns, or foreign interests" Source: La Jornada.

Context

The visa revocation comes amid broader tensions, including visits by opposition figures like PRI leader Alejandro Moreno to the US Source: La Jornada. While sources agree on the party's unified stance, they differ on the extent of the response: La Jornada reports detailed statements from governors and senators, while El Heraldo de México focuses on the parliamentary coordinators' communiqué, which emphasizes continued service to the people despite "calumnies and lies" Source: El Heraldo.