Mexican Governor Admits to Contacting U.S. to Recover Her Visa
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The governor of the Mexican state of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, met with alleged U.S. intermediaries to discuss the legal processes that would allow her to regain her visa after it was revoked by Washington in 2025, as confirmed by the politician following an audio leak by the newspaper El Universal. In the audio, the governor, a member of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena), is heard discussing with her lawyer and an unidentified person about legal steps to recover her U.S. tourist visa, which was canceled last year for undisclosed reasons. 'You can bring your lawyers, and we can do it at the U.S. consulate in an office in Tijuana. Besides that, we can help you with the terms, sanctions, and charges that may be presented... Right now, governor, we are very much on time to achieve this,' says her interlocutor, identified by El Universal as a U.S. intermediary. The Baja California leader also states, 'It is important for me. I am calm; I have met with the agencies that have reached out to me, and I am in the best disposition.' After the audio's publication, Ávila Olmeda acknowledged in a conversation with Semanario Zeta Tijuana that she has begun legal proceedings to recover her visa and that authorities in the neighboring country should 'reconsider their decision.'
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