[ June 15, 2026 ]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced, “Those who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists. Violators of U.S. law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation, and deportation.”
The State Department has yanked the first visa of a foreign student linked to “Hamas-supporting disruptions” after President Trump vowed to crack down on those involved in anti-Israel protests on college campuses.
“We revoked the first visa of an alien who was previously cited for criminal behavior in connection with Hamas-supporting disruptions,” a State Department spokesperson said in a Thursday statement first obtained by Fox News.
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“This individual was a university student. [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] will proceed with removing this person from the country.”
🚨 #BREAKING: Secretary Marco Rubio has begun REVOKING visas for those participating in criminal pro-Hamas riots
Sources told @BillMelugin_ that a university student who was charged with crimes related to these protests is the first to have their visa revoked, and “ICE will… pic.twitter.com/rvOt1tmxwN
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 6, 2025
The State Department will deploy artificial intelligence to review student visa holders’ social media activity and revoke visas for those perceived as supporting Hamas.
“The AI-fueled ‘Catch and Revoke’ effort will include AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders’ social media accounts, the news website reported.”
The “Catch and Revoke” initiative will scan tens of thousands of accounts, flagging foreign nationals involved in pro-Hamas demonstrations or antisemitic incidents cited in lawsuits.
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Last month, President Trump signed an executive order directing a federal crackdown on antisemitism, warning that foreign student protesters who support Hamas will be deported.
The White House: “Come 2025, we will find you and will deport you.”
The order demands universities report “pro-terrorist activity” and ensures all federal agencies strengthen enforcement against antisemitic harassment and violence.It’s happening.
Those who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists. Violators of U.S. law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation, and…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) March 6, 2025
EXCLUSIVE @FreeBeacon: Meet the Columbia Radicals Arrested for Storming a Barnard Building 🧵 pic.twitter.com/k9SRp07iXe
— Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) March 7, 2025
Bill Melugin is reporting:
Per a senior State Department official, yesterday, the State Dept. revoked the first visa for an “alien who was previously cited for criminal behavior in connection with Hamas-supporting disruptions”.
I’m told this person was a university student, and “ICE will proceed with removing this person from the country.”
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The official says the State Dept. reviewed over 100,000 visas, and records showed the Biden administration canceled zero visas for pro Hamas activities or associated criminal behavior, despite the wave of protests on college campuses that broke out after the 10/7/2023 terror attacks on Israel.
BREAKING: The State Dept. reviewed over 100,000 visas, and records show that the Biden administration canceled ZERO visas for pro-Hamas criminal behavior on college campuses.
The State Dept. is now working with ICE to deport visa-holding students who broke the law.
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 6, 2025
The State Dept. reviewed over 100,000 visas, and records show that the Biden administration canceled ZERO visas for pro-Hamas criminal behavior on college campuses.
The State Dept. is now working with ICE to deport visa-holding students who broke the law.
BREAKING: Columbia students are passing out literal Hamas fliers.
How does Columbia tolerate this? pic.twitter.com/LvoAaO5B25
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 6, 2025
Columbia University Overtaken by Jihad Terrorists AGAIN Today
Banned groups have taken over Columbia’s main quad calling for a global jihad.
Syrian Mahmoud Khalil, is lead “negotiator.” Why are they negotating? And why isn’t this terrorist on a flight back to Syria?
Also… pic.twitter.com/qge7jMxZPX
— 🇺🇸 Pamela Geller 🇮🇱 (@PamelaGeller) March 6, 2025
State Department to deploy AI-powered ‘catch and revoke’ tools against Hamas sympathizers: report
By Ryan King, NY Post, March 6, 2025:
The State Department is reportedly embarking on an artificial intelligence-powered initiative to spot foreigners in the US who are sympathetic to Hamas or other terror organizations and revoke their visas.
Using AI tools, officials intend to pore through the social media accounts of foreign student visas and assess whether there’s evidence of sympathies toward Hamas in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack, Axios reported.
That effort, dubbed “Catch and Revoke,” will reportedly encompass a review of news articles to spot names of foreign nationals who engaged in anti-semitic activity.
“Those who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Thursday.
“Violators of US law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation, and deportation.”
Authorities will also comb government databases to see whether the Biden administration permitted any visa holders who were arrested to remain within the country, per the report.
The revelation comes after President Trump declared earlier this week that all federal funds will cease for institutions of higher education that permit “illegal protests.”
“Agitators will be imprisoned/ or permanently sent back to the country from which they came,” he added on Truth Social. “American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested.”
Anti-Israel protests
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