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Original Date Announced
August 16, 2025The 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 GazaEffective Date
August 16, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Non-Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: DOS
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New Policy
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DOS - DOS pauses visitor visas for individuals from Gaza
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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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