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DOS pauses all visitor visas for Palestinians

  1. Original Date Announced

    August 16, 2025

    The Department of State announced via a post on X that it is pausing “[a]ll visitor visas for individuals from Gaza” while the department conducts “a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days.”

    Trump 2.0 [ID #1925]

    2025.08.16 DOS - DOS pauses visitor visas for individuals from Gaza
  2. Effective Date

    August 16, 2025

Current Status

None

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice
Agencies Affected: DOS

Commentary

  • 2025.08.16 New York Times - U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Right-Wing Outcry

    The New York Times reports that the DOS's policy change arose after a lobbying campaign against a nonprofit named HEAL Palestine. HEAL Palestine sought to orchestrate what it called the “largest single medical evacuation of injured children from Gaza to the U.S.,” bringing injured and ill Gazan children to the United States for care.

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