The U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday that it has revoked the visas of six foreign nationals following their social media comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The individuals, hailing from South Africa, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and Paraguay, were accused of “celebrating or rationalizing” Kirk’s death online.
In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), the department said, “The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.” The action underscores the Trump administration’s intensified stance on immigration and foreign speech perceived as hostile toward the U.S. or its citizens.
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated last month during a university event in Utah. His death sparked widespread reactions across social media, with some users expressing sympathy while others made inflammatory remarks.
Among the posts cited by the State Department, one Argentine national accused Kirk of “spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric.” Another user from Germany wrote, “When fascists die, democrats don’t complain.”
On what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday, President Donald Trump posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom the nation’s highest civilian honor praising him as “a tireless defender of American values and free speech.”
The State Department said it continues to identify foreign nationals who may have engaged in similar online behavior and warned that further visa revocations are possible. It reiterated an earlier statement that the U.S. will take action against foreigners who “praise, rationalize, or make light” of acts of violence against Americans.
Since January, the Trump administration has expanded immigration vetting measures, including enhanced social media monitoring and tighter restrictions on student visas. The latest move reflects Washington’s broader effort to align immigration policy with national security and public order priorities.
