Marco
Rubio, Secretary of State
July 16,
2026
Far-left terrorist and aligned groups often use
sophisticated, organized networks to perpetrate violence as
a political tool – seeking to implement an extreme
political vision through intimidation and coordinated
campaigns of terror. It is a strategy that explicitly aims
to undermine the political foundations of free and
self-governing societies, utilizing bombings,
assassinations, and other forms of terrorism to silence
speech, limit political opposition, change policy outcomes,
and sabotage political processes.
Today, in support of
National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 and ongoing U.S.
Government efforts to disrupt networks fomenting political
violence before they escalate to criminal action, the
Department of State is announcing a new visa restriction
policy that targets members of Far-Left Terrorist and other
aligned groups who have supported or incited acts of
terrorism; supported violent criminal activity; participated
in economic sabotage; financed, recruited, or provided
logistical support for violent or criminal actions committed
by Far-Left Terrorist and other aligned groups; and/or
facilitated the convergence of Far-Left Terrorist and other
aligned networks for the purposes of violent
action.
This policy will safeguard the American
homeland by restricting entry of foreign nationals who
finance, recruit, incite, or otherwise enable terrorist,
violent, and criminal Far-Left Terrorist networks –
closing the visa pathways that Far-Left Terrorists and other
aligned groups exploit to threaten American lives, undermine
economic stability, and coordinate violent action on U.S.
soil.
These actions are being taken pursuant to
Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act.
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