Overview
- U.S. diplomatic sources confirmed the cancellation for Alex Tonatiuh Márquez Hernández, who leads ANAM’s Investigative Directorate focused on customs offenses.
- Márquez’s team called the action an administrative, personal matter that does not affect his duties and said he can seek a new visa.
- Authorities did not disclose case-specific reasons, and U.S. visa revocations are discretionary administrative acts that do not constitute criminal charges.
- This is the first publicly confirmable revocation involving a high-level federal official in President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration, within a 2025 wave Reuters reported has affected about 50 Mexican officials.
- Media reports and an SAT audit have highlighted alleged irregularities linked to Aledo S.A. de C.V. and high-value assets; Márquez has denied holding a managerial role at Aledo and remains in his post as no charges have been announced.