Trump administration suspends visas for visitors coming from Gaza

Officials said they suspended the visas until the issuing process is revamped.

Published: August 16, 2025 10:40am

The State Department on Saturday abruptly halted issuing visas for foreigners seeking to travel to the United States from Gaza.

Officials said they suspended the visas until the issuing process is revamped.

"All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days," the State Department announced on X

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