Alito Moreno again seeks protection against migratory alert; judge denies provisional suspension

Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, the national leader of Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), has once again filed for legal protection to challenge a migratory alert that restricts his ability to leave or enter the country. The alert places him under scrutiny by immigration authorities.

Moreno Cárdenas argued in his legal filing that his inclusion in the migratory control lists, which trigger the alert, violates his rights. However, Giovanna Umelia Garrido Márquez, a judge in Mexico City, denied his request for a provisional suspension of the alert. The ruling means the alert remains active while the legal challenge proceeds.

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The inclusion of the undersigned in the Migratory Control Lists referred to in article 3, fraction XIV of the Regulation of the Migration Law, which result in the activation of the Migratory Alert (referred to in article 3, fraction III of the Regulation of the Migration Law).

This is not the first time Moreno Cárdenas has sought legal recourse against such measures. In July 2022, he obtained protection from the justice system after the State Attorney General's Office in Campeche requested the alert due to ongoing investigations into alleged embezzlement, money laundering, and illicit enrichment. Later, in May of the previous year, a Collegiate Court granted him protection, ordering the National Institute of Migration to deactivate the alert. The current legal battle signifies a renewed attempt by the PRI leader to overcome these travel restrictions.

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Now, given that the complaining party requests from the responsible authorities the provisional suspension of the acts they claim... PROVISIONAL SUSPENSION IS DENIED.