Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez plans to hold party fundraising events with the American expatriate community in Mexico City next month.
Perez will participate in three events in the Mexican capital on Sept. 28, according to invitations obtained by Bloomberg News. The events range from happy hour drinks with a $25 minimum student entry to a dinnerwhere tickets range from $1,000 to $15,000.
The registration form on the DNC website require that attendees be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and enter passport or green card numbers. It is illegal for foreigners to contribute to American political campaigns. Evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election aimed at benefiting Donald Trump has been a persistent drag on his presidency. DNC spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa confirmed that Perez will be holding the events.
Trump has singled out Mexico since the day he launched his first presidential campaign in 2015, suggesting Mexico was “sending” criminals and rapists among immigrants and demanding that the nation pay for a border wall. In May he threatened to impose tariffs unless Mexico did more to stop people arriving from Central America.