The United States has crossed a line that free nations are meant to fear. It has begun punishing people for speech. Six foreign nationals lost their visas this week, not because they broke a law or posed a threat, but because they mocked the death of Charlie Kirk on social media. Words alone ended their right to stay.
The State Department confirmed the decision and tried to dress it up as a matter of national dignity. But the wording tells the real story. Officials said the posts were “derisive” and accused the users of “celebrating” Kirk’s assassination. There was no violence, no call to action, only mockery. And that is now enough to be expelled from the country.
via MSN:
“@POTUS and @SecRubio will defend our borders, our culture, and our citizens by enforcing our immigration laws,” the State Department said on X, adding, “Aliens who take advantage of America’s hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed.”
The online comments include one made by a Paraguayan national that said, “Charlie Kirk was a son of a b**** and he died by his own rules,” according to the post from the State Department.
Another comment shared by the department on X said, “An Argentine national said that Kirk ‘devoted his entire life spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric’ and deserves to burn in hell. Visa revoked.”