cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/35497898
August 31, 2025 ~4:20pm
The Trump administration has enacted a sweeping suspension of approvals of almost all types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, according to American officials.
The new policy goes beyond the restrictions announced by U.S. officials recently on visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza. Last week, the State Department also said it would not issue visas to Palestinian officials to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York next month.
With Biden / Harris, it was more like that scene in Saving Private Ryan where the guy was slowly plunging the knife into the other guy. With Chuck Schumer right there going “Shhh!”