America's State Department stated on Tuesday that it had canceled the visas of six non-citizens due to social media posts regarding the assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk.
"The US has no obligation to welcome non-citizens who celebrate violence on US citizens," declared the Department of State in a statement. "Our department continues to identify permit holders who praised the awful murder of Charlie Kirk."
The department then shared 6 "examples of international visitors who are now barred in the US" in a thread on the digital network.
The chain included images and comments from people stated to be non-citizens from Argentinian, Brazilian, Germany, Mexican, Paraguay and South African.
Not one of the individuals was named by name, but the captures made it feasible to determine the details of two persons, including someone who had been targeted for harassment by conservatives on the network.
"Charlie Kirk won't be remembered as a hero," read one of the remarks shared online. "He served to astroturf a campaign of racist trailer trash!"
The chain ended with a announcement from the department that the administration "will defend our borders, our culture, and our people by applying our border policies. Aliens who misuse America's welcome while applauding the killing of our people will be deported."
Earlier, a deputy official of state asked online users to share him content negative about Kirk, declaring he was "horrified to see individuals on social media applauding, rationalizing, or making light of the event, and have ordered our consular officials to undertake necessary measures."
The government has additionally stated it is assessing the situation of more than 55 million holders of visas to enter the US for possible violations of its standards.
These measures have been condemned by liberties associations as clear violations of fundamental protections for free speech, which cover everyone in the US, besides residents.
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