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Posted on 05/12/2025 8:49:14 AM PDT by DFG
A photograph with a prominent drug cartel figure may be behind the Trump administration's refusal to grant a top Mexican politician a visa to enter the United States.
The picture showed Baja California governor Marina del Pilar Avila hugging Emmanuel 'El Botas' Serrano while she was campaigning for mayor of the border town of Mexicali in 2019.
Serrano allegedly reports directly to Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, who leads half of the infamously brutal Sinaloa Cartel.
The photo first emerged in September 2022, with the governor's office disputing allegations that she had any ties to the so-called El Botas.
'It's a common knowledge that during political campaigns, hundreds of people approach to take a photo and even mingle with a candidate, as was the case during the four electoral campaigns in which the governor has contested,' del Pilar's office said in a statement.
Del Pilar Avila announced on Sunday that she and her husband, Carlos Torres, had their tourist visas revoked.
While she did not provide any reason for the revocation in her X post, Torres wrote on Facebook Saturday that it 'does not represent an accusation, investigation or formal incident by any authority, neither in Mexico nor in the United States.'
Torres, who serves as the coordinator of special projects within the Baja California state administration and for the city of Tijuana, also claimed that the revocation is 'a measure that, as is with many people in similar contexts, responds to internal arrangements of the State Department.'
'Currently, the application of these administrative criteria has become increasingly common and like so many others, I am included in that universe,' Torres told his followers.
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"A photo taken in 2019 showed Sinaloa Cartel cell leader Emmanuel 'El Botas' Serrano (third from the left) and Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila (third from the right) hugging at an event where she was campaigning for mayor of Mexicali. The picture went viral in September 2022, a year and three months after she was elected governor"
All Mexican Politicians are bought by Drug Cartels. ALL OF THEM, including
the Female President.
Mexico is a narco-state.
Mexico should be considered a hostile state.
Because they are.
The photograph makes her obviously NOT GUILTY. This is a travesty.
Some Arizona politicians too.
EC
They look very friendly.
Learned from "Heels Up" Kamala
If I was to meet Joe & Jill Biden, I would be polite to them.
Is the Governor living above the income of her household?
LOL! She's the only woman in the photo, but they felt the need to tell you which one she is. LOL!
I guess the Daily Mail figured that some readers might be confused with pronouns and such LOL
Mexicali Blues
“LOL! She’s the only woman in the photo, but they felt the need to tell you which one she is. LOL!”
It’s a tranny thing just in case
This explains a lot more than the article I posted.
Mexico is a parasite state. It would cease to exist if it didn’t have the United States to feed off of. People don’t know what is going on down along the Mexican border. The largest post offices in the U.S. are located along the borders. Millions of Mexicans pick up their U.S. Government checks there. That’s why they need a PO box for an address in the U.S. DOGE really needs to start checking those post offices to weed out the Mexican nationals getting U.S. Government checks there.
Yes. Those that are not either die during the campaign or shortly after if they do get elected or appointed to office.
If I was to meet Joe & Jill Biden, I would be polite to them.What other kinds of low-lifes would you say that about?
If I was given an opportunity to meet Joe & Jill Biden, I wouldn’t. I’d do something more fun, like a colonoscopy.
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Any politician can be put in a situation with being photographed with questionable people. Rosalynn Carter &N John Wayne Gacy come to mind. What’s different here is what others have said, that Mexico is a narco state. Could it be an innocent photo, sure but John Wayne Gacy wasn’t hugging Rosalynn either.
But POTUS is 100% right. If they're here, get them out. If they're out wanting to come here, no way.
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