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US Revokes Visa of Iraqi Woman Honored by Biden Administration After FBI Watchlist Placement
- Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi, a former Iraqi finance minister, was added to the FBI's Terror Watchlist and had her U.S. visa revoked by the State Department following the Trump administration period.
- In 2022, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and First Lady Jill Biden awarded Al Shakarchi the International Women of Courage Award for her leadership in advancing gender equity and fighting corruption in Iraq.
- Republican lawmakers accused Al Shakarchi of facilitating terrorist financing through Iraq's financial system and urged sanctions, but the State Department has not publicly detailed the intelligence behind her terror designation.
- Al Shakarchi is facing allegations related to a corruption probe, and an Iraqi court placed her on a wanted list, though no wrongdoing has been legally established; she is currently outside Iraq and the United States.
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Marco Rubio Yanks Away Visa From Iraqi Migrant Woman On Terror Watchlist Who Biden Gave "Woman Of Courage" Award To - The American Tribune.com
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s State Department revoked the visa of a former Iraqi finance minister after she was placed on the FBI’s Terror Watchlist, completing a remarkable reversal from the honors she received under former President Joe Biden. Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi received the State Department’s International Women of Courage Award in 2022. [...]
·United States
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FBI puts Iraqi woman who got award from Jill Biden on terror watchlist; her visa is revoked
The Biden administration thought so highly of Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi that first lady Jill Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave her the International Women of Courage Award in 2022.
·Washington, United States
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