The US State Department has revoked the visas of six foreign nationals after they posted controversial messages on social media about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The individuals were from South Africa, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and Paraguay, according to officials.
“The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans,” the department said on X.
Examples of the posts include an Argentine user accusing Kirk of “spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric,” while a German user wrote, “when fascists die, democrats don’t complain.”
Authorities are still identifying other visa holders who celebrated Kirk’s killing at a university event in Utah last month.
Charlie Kirk: Assassination and Presidential Honor
Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot dead during a campus event in September.
Prosecutors have charged Tyler James Robinson with aggravated murder; he faces the death penalty.
Just hours after the visa revocations, former President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony, marking what would have been his 32nd birthday.
Trump called Kirk a “martyr for truth and freedom”, praising him for speaking boldly and fighting for a stronger America.
Trump Blames “Radical Left Violence”
During the ceremony, Trump also blamed political opponents and left-wing extremism for Kirk’s death.
He cited past controversial messages from Virginia’s Democratic attorney general nominee as an example of a “dangerous culture.”
The Trump administration has promised a broad response, including:
Expanding social media vetting
Revoking more visas
Investigating leftist groups through criminal and tax inquiries
Trump has already labeled Antifa as a domestic terrorist group and is exploring whether to declare it a foreign terrorist organization — a move critics argue exaggerates the threat from a loosely organized movement.