So if the marriage in Mexico is recognized as valid under Mexican law, then the United States family laws will also recognize that marriage as valid. Accordingly, if you do not get divorced from your spouse in Mexico, and get married in America, then that would be committing the crime of bigamy. You should obtain legal counsel in the United States and file for divorce in a US court, and have your wife served overseas. Since you have residency in the United States, then the courts here technically have jurisdiction to issue a divorce decree despite that your spouse is overseas.
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