Gaza, visitor visas and State Department
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Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals
A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical treatment and questioning how they got visas, the State Department said it was halting all visitor visas for people from Gaza pending a review.
The United States has halted entry via visitor visas for individuals from the Gaza Strip until further notice because some organizations involved in obtaining the visas had close ties with Hamas, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
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Mediaite on MSNLaura Loomer Takes Victory Lap for State Department’s Gaza Visa Policy Freeze — After Leading MAGA Pile-On
Loomer seized on a Trump administration policy shift after the State Dept suspended visitor visas for people from Gaza following her one-day online crusade.
Visas for starving and sick children from Gaza have been halted by Donald Trump's administration following pressure from a conservative activist who questioned why they were allowed into the US
Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as airstrikes continue - An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a baby girl and her parents on Saturday
Protesters in Israel conduct nationwide strike to demand ceasefire and release of hostages from Gaza
Protesters in Israel escalated their ongoing campaign on Sunday to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.
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Al Jazeera on MSNUS suspends visas for Gaza residents after right-wing social media storm
State Department move comes as Israel’s war and induced-famine in Gaza reach new extremes, with 61,827 killed so far.
The State Department made a major announcement of halting all visitor visas for people from Gaza for the time being, as it conducts a full and thorough review of the "process and procedures" used to issue medial-humanitarian visas in recent days.