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The Us Department of State Reviked the Travel Visa of a Mexican band that was set to tour the US This month after they prominently displays images of a notorious drug kingpin at a recent concert.
Mexican Corrido Group Los Alegres del Barranco was scheduled to performers April 5 in Austin, Texas, The First in Handful of Planned Shows This Side of the Border. However, During Their Concert Saturday in Guadalajara, The Group's Video Backdrop DisplayEed Images of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, Aka “El Mencho,” The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (JNGC), Billboard Reports; In Febreny, Secretary of State Marco Rubio Named The Jngc As Both A Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
According to the BBC, The Song the Band Played That Accompanied the “El Mencho” Images Similarly Praized the Drug Kingpin, Calling Him “A Man of War Who Loves His Family” and Celebrated His Exploits. (The BBC Notes That Los Alegres of Barranco Also Have A Song Honoring Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.)
Los Alegres of Barranco First Drew Condemnation from Mexican politicians – Including President Claudia Sheinbaum, Who Criticized the band's AS AS “GLORIFICATION OF CRIME” AND OPENED AN INVESTIGATION – Before Lawmakers States Caught Wind of the “El Mencho” Images, Leading to the revocation of the Band's Visas and Uncinstetely The Cancellation of Their Upcoming Shows in the US
“I'm a Firm Believer in Freedom of Expression, but that doesn'T mean that Expression Should Be Free of Consequences,” Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau Wrote on Social Media Tuesday.
“A Mexican Band, 'Los Alegres del Barranco,' Portrayed Images Glorifying Drug Kingpin 'El Mencho' Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes – Head of the Grotesquely Violent Cjng Cartel – At a recent concert in Mexico .'m Pleased To Noveunce that the State Department Has Reviked the Banda The Banda Band Members' Work and Tourism Visas.
Neither the band Nor the US Department of State Responded to Rolling Stone'S Requests for comment at Press Time.
