Fresno concert issuing refunds after Mexican band's visas revoked

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A fashionable determination Mexican band, that was expected to execute astatine a festival successful Fresno astatine the extremity of April, has had their visas revoked by the U.S. State Department aft they allegedly glorified a "drug kingpin."

According to the Associated Press, the visa revocations travel aft the set projected the look of a cause cartel brag onto a ample surface during a concert successful Mexico implicit the weekend.

Los Alegres del Barranco was scheduled to travel to Fresno and header "Spring Fest" astatine Chuckchansi Park connected Saturday, April 26.

The lawsuit organizers announced connected Instagram connected Thursday that the set told them that they had not received their visas - meaning that the set volition not beryllium playing astatine "Spring Fest." Organizers accidental those who purchased tickets and would similar a refund for the lawsuit tin bash truthful done the spot they purchased the tickets.

In the station connected X, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau posted helium was pleased to denote the visa revocations of the members of the band, saying that the Trump Administration takes the work implicit foreigners’ entree to the state seriously.

A Mexican band, “Los Alegres del Barranco,” portrayed images glorifying cause kingpin “El Mencho” — caput of the grotesquely convulsive CJNG cartel — astatine a caller performance successful Mexico. I’m pleased to denote that the State Department has revoked the set members’ enactment and tourism visas. In the Trump Administration, we instrumentality earnestly our work implicit foreigners’ entree to our country.

The contention erupted implicit the play erstwhile the look of Nemesio Rubén “El Mencho” Oseguera layered implicit flames was projected down the band, primitively hailing from Sinaloa, during the concert.

Oseguera is the person of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which has been connected to a ranch authorities accidental was utilized to bid cartel recruits and perchance dispose of bodies successful Jalisco, wherever searchers recovered quality bony fragments, heaps of clothing, and shoes.

"Spring Fest" being enactment connected by VMG, Empresa MB Oficial, and Santillan Enterprises, volition stay connected April 26, and volition present dwell of the pursuing artists/bands:

• Calibre 50
• Gabito Ballesteros
• Chino Pacas
• Edgar Nunez
• El Yaki
• Banda Carnval
• Alta Autoridad
• JuanMa

General admittance tickets for the festival commencement astatine $85 and scope to $600 for VIP sections. For much accusation oregon to acquisition tickets for the lawsuit click here.

Event organizers anticipation to docket a caller day for Los Alegres del Barranco arsenic soon arsenic possible.