State Department says embassies' warnings on visas reflect enforcement message, declines to discuss individual cases

At a State Department briefing, the department's spokesperson, Tammy, said embassy and consulate social media posts warning would‑be visitors not to break U.S. law reflect routine enforcement and a broader effort to remind people that visas are privileges, not birthrights.

The spokesperson said consular officers “ask you questions about why you want to come,” and that every sovereign nation has an interest in “controlling who comes in, knowing who's coming into their country, what their intentions are.” She described…