All Mexican narcocorrido singers could lose their visas and, with them, the ability to perform in the United States for promoting the activities of terrorist groups, as happened to the band Alegres del Barranco for displaying photographs of El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), at a concert in Jalisco.
Sources within President Donald Trump’s team revealed that all individuals who promote or support the activities of terrorist or criminal groups, such as cartels, are eligible for visa revocation.
They added that in two and a half months, the Trump administration has revoked more than 800 visas, primarily for pro-Palestinian students, foreigners from specific countries, and promoters of drug-related violence.
They added that in addition to the visas already revoked, there are thousands more cases under analysis involving people inside and outside the United States.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly stated in recent weeks that visas are “a privilege” to visit, study, or work temporarily in the United States, but they are not a right, and therefore the U.S. government has full authority to deny and even revoke them.
Meanwhile, Undersecretary Christopher Landau warned that freedom of expression should not be left without consequences, announcing the revocation of visas for Alegres del Barranco.
Along with Los Alegres del Barranco, other well-known figures of the “narco” movement include Edgardo Núñez, Jr. Salazar and La Barranqueña de Mazatlán, not to mention the figures Peso Pluma, Grupo Arriesgado, Natanael Cano, and Grupo Firme.
In the lyrics of their songs, one can decipher criminal exploits, the lifestyle they lead, and even their modus operandi, always glorifying the criminal life.
The content of narcocorridos is so true that in some cases, federal government intelligence agencies use them to capture criminals, as was the case with the arrest of Mario Alexander “N,” known as El Piyi, former hitman chief for Iván Archivaldo Guzmán.
This is not the first time a United States government has revoked visas already issued. This occurred, for example, on several occasions under the so-called “Patriot Act,” when the administration of former President George W. Bush revoked visas for people it considered linked to potential extremist activities and who could pose security threats after the September 2001 attacks.
