Marco Rubio said in some instances foreign nationals have taken “flagrant censorship actions.”
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Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, said that the Trump Administration would carry out new visa limitations that would focus on foreigners who are “complicit” in censoring Americans.
“Even as we take action to reject censorship at home, we see troubling instances of foreign governments and foreign officials picking up the slack,” Rubio stated on Wednesday, according to the Daily Wire. “In some instances, foreign officials have taken flagrant censorship actions against U.S. tech companies and U.S. citizens and residents when they have no authority to do so.”
Rubio went on X: “Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States.”
For too long, Americans have been fined, harassed, and even charged by foreign authorities for exercising their free speech rights.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) May 28, 2025
Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign officials and persons who are complicit in censoring Americans.…
“It is unacceptable for foreign officials to issue or threaten arrest warrants on U.S. citizens or U.S. residents for social media posts on American platforms while physically present on U.S. soil. It is similarly unacceptable for foreign officials to demand that American tech platforms adopt global content moderation policies or engage in censorship activity that reaches beyond their authority and into the United States,” Rubio said. “We will not tolerate encroachments upon American sovereignty, especially when such encroachments undermine the exercise of our fundamental right to free speech.”
“Foreigners who work to undermine the rights of Americans should not enjoy the privilege of traveling to our country,” Rubio wrote on X. “Whether in Latin America, Europe, or elsewhere, the days of passive treatment for those who work to undermine the rights of Americans are over.”
According to the Daily Wire, Rubio sent a cable to U.S. embassies and consulates Tuesday, declaring that the State Department would temporarily stop interviews abroad with foreign citizens applying for student and exchange visas.
“Effective immediately, in preparation for an expansion of required social media screening and vetting, consular sections should not add any additional student or exchange visitor (F, M, and J) visa appointment capacity until further guidance is issued septel (separate telegram) which we anticipate in the coming days.”
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