López Obrador's son alleges US revoked his visa

Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, the son of former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has accused the United States of revoking his visa in a politically motivated move, a claim the U.S. government has not confirmed. The allegation, made in a public letter to President Donald Trump, has drawn a sharp response from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who characterized the action as foreign interference.

López Beltrán, a prominent politician in the ruling Morena party, announced the visa revocation in a letter posted on Instagram late on August 13, 2026. In the letter, he directly addressed Trump, accusing U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau of ordering the cancellation of his permission to enter the United States. He stated that U.S. authorities provided no evidence of any immoral or criminal act against him and called the decision a crude and criminal act.

The U.S. State Department has not publicly commented on the specific case, citing the confidentiality of visa records under U.S. law. A U.S. Embassy spokesperson in Mexico declined to discuss the individual case. The lack of an official explanation is consistent with past U.S....