Five Colombian musicians have been arrested in Mexico

A new complaint from Colombians for the treatment they are receiving in Mexico was reported this Sunday, August 23, as five Colombian musicians, who were arrested in the North American country, without apparent justification.

According to Mauricio Sandoval, journalist for RedMás, Colombians traveled to Mexico to perform at the first international Colombia-Mexico musical meeting in Tonanitla. However, happy to be in the Latin country, they stayed for a few days and were detained by Migration while playing in the street. According to Mexican authorities, the musicians were working with a tourist permit.

According to Semana Magazine, the young people who make up the Bellacoson group, They fully complied with all the rules and requirements, performed successfully at the event, and out of the 12 group members, five decided to stay a few more days in order to get to know the country better..

Contrasting with the version presented by the Mexican authorities, Santiago Quintero, member of Bellacoson, noted that The five Colombians were playing Puerta Maya with the permission of the local officials and they did not sign any contracts or anything that would compromise them because they were not doing it for professional purposes.

The events happened very quickly because the young people were playing and without knowing why, Migration arrived and asked for their papers, in addition, they asked them for explanations on what they were doing there. Without saying too much, the authorities arrested them and two of them were transferred to Cancun.

Young people who are very sorry about what happened and claim that they are not working for professional purposes said that they did not feel protected because the Colombian Embassy in Mexico has not offered them enough help and in the meantime it seems that everything is uncertain.

Despite the musicians’ unease, the Colombian channel consulted the authorities and they indicated that they were already proceeding with due process to guarantee the rights of citizens in foreign territory.

Patricia Gutiérrez, the ambassador, said the consulate in Cancun paid a visit to provide young people with masks, grooming kits and legal advice that would answer all the doubts of those concerned. In the message that Gutiérrez sent, he assured that, In coordination with the National Institute of Migration, he coordinates to buy return tickets for young people, but warns that everything can last 15 days or more.

On the other hand, he added that although for many these practices are not considered or related to labor problems, for the Mexican authorities, these actions are taken as work.

It is important to mention that this is not the first complaint filed by Colombians with the migration authorities in Mexico, because even, Before leaving the airport, many nationals claimed to have been victims of ill-treatment and humiliation and then expelled without a valid reason, if they were in good shape they lost part of their luggage and all the investment they had made. they made to visit the North American country.

Therefore, at the time, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Claudia Blum sent a personal letter to her Mexican counterpart, in which she expressed the seriousness of the situation faced by nationals when entering this country and as a measure to prevent and seek solutions to this problem.

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