Son of Mexico’s former president AMLO alleges US revoked his visa

The US has not confirmed the revocation, which comes amid crackdown on Mexican politicians with alleged ties to cartels.The son of former Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has accused the United States of revoking his visa in a politically motivated manoeuvre.Andres Manuel Lopez Beltran made the allegation late on Thursday in a public letter addressed to US President Donald Trump and posted on social media.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Sheinbaum accuses US of ‘interference’ amid probe of Mexican officialslist 2 of 3Journalist killed in Mexico after years of exposing corruptionlist 3 of 3Trump’s latest ‘forced labour tariffs’: Who’s been hit, how badly?end of listHe accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his deputy, Christopher Landau, of ordering the visa revocation.“There is no reason whatsoever to justify such an arrogant action,” Lopez Beltran wrote to Trump. “It is worth emphasising that these officials have no evidence against me regarding any immoral or criminal act.”The US State Department has not publicly responded to his claim.His letter comes as part of a trend of visa revocations from the US. Several Mexican officials, across the political spectrum, have had their visas cancelled, as part of what the Trump administration characterises as a broad crackdown on individuals linked to drug cartels.Who is Lopez Beltran?The 39-year-old Lopez Beltran is a prominent politician in Mexico, having recently stepped down from the leadership of the left-wing Morena party.His father founded the party in 2011 and went on to govern Mexico as its president from 2018 to 2024.Currently, another Morena politician, Claudia Sheinbaum, holds the presidency, and Morena boasts decisive majorities in both chambers of Mexico’s Congress.Lopez Beltran is expected to run for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies next year.For much of his father’s presidency, Lopez Beltran stayed out of party politics, instead focusing on his chocolate business.