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Joseph Gedeon in Washington, Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro, and Laurence Blair in Asunción

Outcry after US strips visas from six foreigners over Charlie Kirk remarks

US flags next to a picture of a man
A memorial for Charlie Kirk in Wheeling, Illinois, on 16 September. Photograph: Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune via Getty Images

Civil liberties advocates are warning that the Trump administration’s decision to strip visas from at least six foreign nationals over social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s killing represents yet another example of dangerous government crackdowns on protected speech.

On Tuesday, the state department announced it was systematically identifying visa holders who “celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk”, declaring in a social media statement that “the United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans”.

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