United States Revokes Travel Permits of 6 Foreigners Over Social Media Comments Criticizing Charlie Kirk
America's State Department declared on Tuesday that it had revoked the visas of six international visitors due to online remarks made about the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
"The United States has no obligation to welcome foreigners who celebrate violence on US citizens," announced the Department of State in a release. "Our department continues to find document holders who praised the awful assassination of Charlie Kirk."
Instances of Visa Withdrawals
The office then provided six "cases of aliens who are prohibited in the US" in a thread on the digital network.
The series contained captures and statements from people described as international visitors from Argentinian, Brazil, German, Mexican, Paraguay and South African.
Information Partially Revealed
Not one of the persons was revealed by full identity, but the images made it achievable to identify the identities of two individuals, among them one who had been singled out for harassment by conservatives on the site.
"Charlie Kirk will not be seen as a hero," read a particular of the posts posted online. "He served to artificially promote a movement of racist low-class!"
Leadership Position and Past Actions
The series finished with a statement from the agency that the government "will safeguard our borders, our culture, and our residents by enforcing our border policies. International visitors who exploit America's hospitality while praising the murder of our citizens will be removed."
Earlier, a deputy secretary of state asked online participants to send him content critical of Kirk, stating he was "disgusted to see some on social media celebrating, rationalizing, or minimizing the event, and have instructed our diplomatic staff to take required steps."
Additional Entry Policies
- The administration has previously increased attempts to find and potentially expel thousands of foreign students it accuses of participating in demonstrations through rallies against Israel's widespread violence of Palestinian people in Gaza.
- The leadership has additionally demanded foreign visitors to make their online pages visible so that they can be examined before they are allowed to enter the US.
- In recent months, the administration has withdrawn South Africa's diplomat to the US for statements critical of the leadership.
- Furthermore, it has withdrawn a visa for the Palestine's president to go to the United Nations conference in NYC.
- The administration has also withdrawn visas of a British music group.
Examination of Visa Owners
The government has furthermore stated it is examining the status of over fifty-five million holders of travel documents to come to the US for potential violations of its standards.
Objections from Rights Groups
These measures have been condemned by human rights associations as obvious violations of constitutional guarantees for free speech, which cover everyone in the US, besides citizens.