US EditionUS Halts Gaza Medical Visas as Security Review Underway
The State Department paused Gaza visitor visas amid security concerns after issuing more than 3,800 medical visas this year, impacting critical medical evacuations for injured children.
- The U.S. State Department announced a pause on visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while reviewing the issuance process related to medical-humanitarian visas.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the suspension was due to evidence linking some organizations to terrorist groups like Hamas.
- The announcement did not clarify how many visas were affected, how long the review would last, nor how urgent medical travel would be handled during this period.
- The policy could severely impact efforts to bring critically ill children from Gaza to the U.S. for lifesaving medical treatment, according to advocates.
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The US has stopped entry by visiting visa for people from the Gaza Strip until further notice.
‘This is a medical treatment programme, not a refugee resettlement programme’ – US halts visas for Gazans
A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in the US 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.
State Department Halts Gaza Medical Visas Following Loomer’s Posts, Congressional Inquiry
Visa Halt Follows Videos by Conservative Activist Laura Loomer, Who Tagged Top Officials The U.S. State Department has temporarily halted the issuance of visitor visas to individuals from Gaza, a decision that has sparked debate and drawn attention to the complex intersection of humanitarian aid, national security, and political influence. The pause came after conservative […] State Department Halts Gaza Medical Visas Following Loomer’s Posts, C…
By Alison Main and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said on Sunday that the State Department suspended visitor visas for Gazans because it received “evidence” that some organizations that provided these visas to the U.S. “have strong links with terrorist groups like Hamas,” without providing more details. The State Department announced this Saturday in an X publication that it would suspend all visitor visas for pe…
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