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US 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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Trump Admin Halts Visas for Gazans as Children Arrive for Medical Care
The State Department announced this weekend that it is suspending visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza to enter the U.S. after right wingers raged about children entering the country to receive medical care — often for injuries caused by Israel with the U.S.’s backing. “All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process… Source
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.
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