US revokes visas of foreigners who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination

The US State Department says it has revoked visas of foreign nationals who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Kirk, an ally of President Donald Trump, was an influential conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, a youth-focused advocacy group he co-founded in 2012.

He was shot dead last month during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah.

The bullet pierced his neck as he responded to a student’s question on mass shootings in America.

The incident sent shockwaves across the United States, prompting widespread condemnation of political violence.

Kirk’s death also stirred a wave of mixed reactions across the world.

In an X post late Tuesday, the US State Department said it has “no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans”.

“The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk,” the statement reads.

The post was followed by a list of screenshots and critical remarks from six social media accounts, which the State Department said belonged to individuals from South Africa, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, and Paraguay.

The South African national said Americans were “hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom”, alleging Kirk was “used to astroturf a movement of white nationalist trailer trash”.

All visas were declared revoked.

The development came as Trump posthumously awarded Kirk the presidential medal of freedom on Tuesday.

The move also comes as the US tightens its visa requirements for foreigners.

In August, the US mission in Nigeria announced a policy mandating all non-immigrant visa applicants to provide details of their social media accounts from the past five years.

The policy requires the disclosure of usernames or handles across all platforms used within the period.