US launches a review of Mexican consulates that could lead to closures
The review could lead to closures as U.S.-Mexico tensions rise over cartel violence and the deaths of two CIA officers, officials said.
- On Thursday, the State Department initiated a review of all 53 Mexican consulates in the United States, a move that could lead to the closure of some diplomatic offices amid worsening bilateral relations.
- This review follows heightened tensions after two American Central Intelligence Agency officers died in a car crash last month and the U.S. indicted several Mexican officials on drug-trafficking charges.
- Mexico maintains the largest foreign consular network in the United States, with offices providing essential documentation and legal assistance to at least 37 million people of Mexican origin.
- In recent years, the United States has closed Chinese and Russian diplomatic facilities, including a consulate in San Francisco, as such closures typically reflect strained diplomatic ties between nations.
- Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson stated the Department of State reviews foreign relations to ensure alignment with the President's America First agenda, as the administration continues pressuring Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
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U.S. State Department reviewing all Mexican consulates in the country
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- According to ABC News, the Trump administration is launching a review of all 53 Mexican consulates in the country, a move that, according to national news reports, could lead to the closure of some of them. The ABC News report says a State Department official told them about the reviews on Thursday. No reason has been given so far for the reviews or what they could entail. The report also states that this State Departmen…
US evaluates Mexican consulates after unproven far-right allegations
State Department officials are evaluating all 53 of Mexico's consulates across the country, a process that could potentially result in closing some or all of the facilities. The move follows claims in conservative media that Mexican consular officials have interfered in U.S. politics — allegations the Mexican government denies. Mexico’s diplomatic footprint in the U.S. is the largest of any foreign nation, with facilities heavily clustered along…
The last splinter in the delicate relations between Mexico and the United States now points to the Mexican consular network on the other side of the border. President Claudia Sheinbaum has defended the diplomatic work of the headquarters one day after it became known that Marco Rubio ordered a review of 53 delegations and that she even considers the closure of some of them, according to CBS News, for allegedly trying to influence the mid-term el…
NY Times: Breitbart Coverage of Schweizer's 'Invisible Coup' Prompts Trump's State Dept to Probe Mexican Consulates in U.S.
President Donald Trump's State Department is probing all 53 Mexican consulates across the United States following extensive coverage of Breitbart News Senior Contributor Peter Schweizer’s latest book, "The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon," by Breitbart News, the New York Times reports. The post NY Times: Breitbart News Coverage of Peter Schweizer’s ‘Invisible Coup’ Prompts Trump’s State Departme…
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