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State Department defends visa revocations after public tweet; spokesperson frames vetting as national-security standard
Summary
The State Department spokesperson defended the decision to revoke U.S. visas for members of an entertainer group after a deputy secretary's public tweet, saying the administration is applying a public policy standard on vetting visitors and that visa confidentiality practices can be applied differently in public-facing cases.
The State Department spokesperson defended public visa revocations in response to a journalist's question about a high-profile case in which U.S. visas were revoked after a deputy secretary of state tweeted about the matter.
The spokesperson said, "we have a very public policy and procedure and process now, that we're discussing regarding national security and how we are handling the visa process." He cited a tweet by the deputy secretary of…
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