Diplomatic Passports in Mexico: Rules and Recipients

The Mexican government has clarified the rules for using diplomatic passports. These documents are issued to high-ranking officials, including legislators. 'The validity of the passport is linked to the position and grants privileges such as special treatment at borders, although it entails strict usage restrictions,' the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states on its official website. In response to a transparency request from El Financiero, the ministry reported that as of March, only 23 lawmakers had completed the application process. Besides Fernández Noroña, other Morena senators on the list include Julieta Ramírez Padilla, who recently boasted about her trip to the United States amid rumors that the State Department had canceled her visa. Laura Itzel Castillo Juárez, president of the Board of Directors, Francisco Chíguil Figueroa, Javier Corral Jurado, and Raquel Bonilla Herrera are also Morena members on the list. From the PVEM party, Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín, Karen Castrejón Trujillo, and Maki Esther Ortiz Domínguez are also listed. Other senators include Ana Karen Hernández Aceves (PT) and María de Jesús Díaz Marmolejo (PAN). From the Chamber of Deputies, Morena members include Sergio Gutiérrez Luna, who faced criticism last year for attending an official commission in China or when he was caught on a premium flight to New York. Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, Claudia Selene Ávila, Humberto Coss León, Hector Armando Cabada, and Jessica Saidén are also on the list of Morena deputies. From the PAN party, Kenia López Rabadán, Paulina Rubio, and Diana Estefanía Gutiérrez are on the list. There is no cost to the holder. It is characterized by its black color, and its purpose is to facilitate border crossings for official commissions. From the PRI party, Carlos Gutiérrez, remembered for being one of those who hit Fernández Noroña, as well as deputy Verónica Martínez García, are on the list. More than a year after the new legislatures came into effect, only 23 members have processed their diplomatic passports, including Morena Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña, who has been pointed out for his trips, for parliamentary or personal reasons, when his party raises the flag of austerity. 'What benefits does a diplomatic passport have?' The diplomatic passport is a right of legislators, just like the holder of the Presidency, secretaries of state, ambassadors, governors, and members of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.