Migo Fest, positioned as a trailblazing event celebrating the new wave of música Mexicana, has been canceled, organizers announced on Friday (Oct. 10). The decision comes just one day before the festival was scheduled to take place on Saturday.

In a statement shared with Billboard Español, organizers said they were forced to cancel after “receiving a call [on Wednesday night] that made it impossible for the festival to move forward without all of our performers.” According to the festival’s representatives, the cancellation was due to the current “political climate, artist visas that were denied and because one major artist had to drop out.”

The cancelation coincides with ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across the nation, which have heightened fears within Latin c

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