State Department reviewing all Mexican consulates in U.S. as tensions grow
Source: CBS News
May 7, 2026 / 4:59 PM EDT
The State Department is initiating a review of all 53 Mexican consulates operating in the United States, a U.S. official told CBS News on Thursday, in a move that could lead Secretary of State Marco Rubio to consider ordering the closure of some diplomatic offices.
The review comes as bilateral tensions build over security cooperation and cartel violence, and it follows the deaths of two American CIA officers after a counter-narcotics operation in northern Mexico last month.
A State Department official said the review is part of a broader effort to align U.S. foreign policy with the Trump administration's priorities. Dylan Johnson, assistant secretary of state for global public affairs, said the "Department of State is constantly reviewing all aspects of American foreign relations to ensure they are in line with the President's America First foreign policy agenda and advance American interests."
Mexico maintains the largest foreign consular network in the United States, with offices that provide documentation and legal aid to millions of Mexican citizens living across the country. Most are concentrated in border states and cities with large Mexican American populations, including California, Texas and Arizona.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/state-department-reviewing-all-mexican-consulates-in-u-s-as-tensions-grow/
We have a Mexican Consulate here in Philly that I have been to get some info on Mexico tourist sites and currency exchanges, etc., before our family took a vacation trip to Mexico City and Acapulco back in 1989.
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and had a Mexican flag hanging out on the front over the entrance. Then they eventually moved to Philly's old "Bourse" building where they are in an office inside on the second level.
The building was once a Commodities Exchange a century ago and now has a food court and office space, plus is also right across from Independence Mall -
The closest embassies for us in Philly are either in D.C. or NYC. I think some of the other countries have "satellite" offices that might be smaller than consulate size but with assistance for their country's travelers here.
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