Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza
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The Forward on MSNUS suspends Gaza visas after Laura Loomer criticizes admission of children for medical care
The Department of State has halted a program meant to allow Gazan children who require medical care to receive it in the United States. Laura Loomer, a Jewish provocateur who holds considerable sway in the Trump administration despite holding no official role,
Loomer misrepresented the children, including amputees arriving to get prosthetic legs, as “Islamic invaders from an Islamic terror hot zone”
Secretary of state Rubio claims congressional offices have evidence “organisations bragging about these visas have strong links to terrorist groups like Hamas”
The Trump administration is putting at least a temporary stop to visa entries from Gaza after a number of Palestinian children injured in the Israel-Hamas war were allowed to enter