State Department stops issuing all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza
The suspension follows concerns over recent issuance of more than 3,800 visitor visas to Palestinian Authority travel document holders for medical and humanitarian reasons.
- On Saturday, August 16, 2025, the US State Department suspended all visitor visas for Gaza while conducting a review of issuance procedures.
- Reacting on social media, Laura Loomer alleged on Friday that Palestinian 'refugees' had entered the U.S. this month, prompting the State Department to halt visas from Gaza.
- Analysis of State Department data shows more than 3,800 B1 and B2 visitor visas were issued to Palestinian Authority travel document holders, including 640 in May.
- By noting recent visas, the review could delay urgent medical travel and hinder coordination with U.S. hospitals and NGOs, experts warn.
- United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights highlights that Gaza faces famine amid at least 61,827 deaths over 22 months, with Reuters sources reporting Israel and South Sudan talks on resettlement.
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The U.S. government has stated that it wants to undertake a "full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary humanitarian medical visas in recent days".
State Department halts Gaza visitor visas
The State Department on Saturday said it would halt Gaza visitor visas to the U.S. “All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days,” the department wrote in…
U.S. suspends visitor visas for Gazans amid far-right pressure on Trump administration
The suspension comes after far-right influencer Laura Loomer, a Trump ally, shared videos of Palestinian refugees arriving at U.S. airports while demanding that the State Department stop allowing entry to 'Islamic invaders'
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