U.S. State Department revokes visas from Mexican band due to 'narco ballads'

Mexican Band’s California Shows in Jeopardy After U.S. Revokes Visas Over Narco Imagery

Los Alegres del Barranco will likely have to cancel its California concerts after the State Department revoked the band’s visas for extolling “criminals and terrorists.”

U.S. State Department revokes visas from Mexican band due to 'narco ballads'

The U.S. State Department revoked visas for a Mexican band slated to perform in the U.S. due to singing "narco ballads," which critics say are songs glorifying drug cartels. NBC News' David Noriega reports on the controversy as a recent concert turned violent after a popular artist refused to sing the "narco ballads."