US Revokes Travel Permits of 6 International Visitors Over Online Remarks About Charlie Kirk

The State Department announced on this week that it had revoked the travel documents of 6 non-citizens due to social media comments made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

"The US has zero requirement to accommodate non-citizens who wish death on our people," announced the Department of State in an official communication. "We continues to identify permit holders who applauded the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk."

Examples of Visa Revocations

The department then shared 6 "instances of international visitors who are no longer welcome in the US" in a series on the digital network.

The thread featured images and statements from users described as foreign nationals from Argentina, Brazilian, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay and South African.

Details Partially Revealed

Not one of the people was named by full identity, but the captures made it achievable to identify the identities of two individuals, including an individual who had been singled out for harassment by right-wing users on the network.

"Charlie Kirk won't be remembered as a champion," stated an example of the comments published online. "He functioned to fake support for a effort of white nationalist trailer trash!"

Government Position and Previous Steps

The chain ended with a statement from the State Department that the leadership "will defend our frontiers, our society, and our residents by applying our immigration laws. Foreign nationals who misuse America's welcome while celebrating the killing of our citizens will be deported."

Last month, a assistant official of state urged online participants to send him comments negative about Kirk, saying he was "appalled to see some on online platforms praising, justifying, or downplaying the incident, and have directed our consular officials to take required steps."

Wider Entry Policies

• The administration has before increased measures to locate and possibly remove numerous of international scholars it alleges of participating in unrest in the form of rallies against the Israeli extensive casualties of Palestine's civilians in the region.
• The government has additionally mandated international travelers to make their online profiles public so that they can be checked before they are authorized to come to the United States.
• In recently, the leadership has withdrawn the South African diplomat to the US for statements critical of the administration.
• Furthermore, it has withdrawn a visa for the Palestinian president to attend the United Nations meeting in New York.
• The leadership has also withdrawn visas of a UK music group.

Assessment of Entry Holders

The leadership has additionally said it is assessing the status of more than fifty-five million holders of travel documents to come to the US for potential breaches of its rules.

Criticism from Rights Groups

These steps have been questioned by liberties groups as obvious breaches of legal guarantees for freedom of speech, which apply to everyone in the US, not just residents.