The United States revoked the visa of Colombian communist politician Viviana Marín, a member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO), after she released a video calling on her supporters to take to the streets and make the country “unlivable” during the government of President Abelardo de la Espriella.
Landau published the message along with Marín's video and stated that the activist has the right to express her political opinions, but that this right does not automatically imply the right to enter the United States.
The controversy began after the Colombian presidential elections in June. In a recording later shared on social media, Marín urged her fellow militants to maintain a permanent mobilization against the new administration. Among her statements was the call to “make this country unlivable for Abelardo de la Espriella”.
Marín holds the position of political secretary of JUCO in Bogotá. Following the release of the video, a group of lawyers filed a complaint with the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, accusing her of crimes such as incitement to commit a crime. The communist activist, for her part, later defended the mobilizations as a legitimate form of political opposition and claimed that her organization was being persecuted.
