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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.

..... "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. According to official data from the Ministry, over 3,800 B1/B2 visas - which are used, among other things, for medical treatment in the US - were issued to Palestinian Authority residents since the beginning of the year, including 640 in May alone. Jewish-American activist Laura Loomer, who is close to US President Donald Trump, claimed on social...

FBI: Terrorists May Be Using Medical Visa Loophole Jon E. Dougherty, NewsMax.com Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2004 Terrorists may be exposing an immigration loophole that grants medical visas to sick foreigners so they can come to the United States for treatment, according to a source close to the FBI's counterterrorism effort. The source told NewsMax.com the Bureau has fears loophole may have already been exploited -- primarily because the State Department rarely, if ever, verifies whether the successful visa applicant actually shows up at the listed medical center for treatment. According to the source, who requested anonymity, suspicions about the medical...