Overview

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted that visa revocations are under way for noncitizens who publicly celebrate Charlie Kirk’s assassination and warned current visa holders to prepare for deportation.
• Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said he directed consular officials to take action on cases flagged for glorifying the killing and invited the public to submit examples for review.
• Landau cited a Brazilian neurosurgeon, Ricardo Barbosa, whose deleted post praised the shooter’s “impeccable aim,” saying he ordered an alert and directed revocation if a U.S. visa existed, with media reports indicating his visa status was targeted.
• The State Department’s process draws on previously expanded screening that requires public access to applicants’ social-media accounts and uses AI tools to review online activity.
• An internal June cable reported by Reuters instructed consular officers to apply comprehensive vetting for student and exchange visas, a framework critics say risks penalizing political speech and raising due-process concerns.