Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa policy barring foreign nationals linked to far-left terrorist organizations from entering the U.S. The move appears to be part of a broader, multi-agency, and multinational campaign to identify, disrupt, and dismantle left-wing extremist nodes operating across the West."Today, the State Department is imposing new visa restrictions to bar far-left terrorists from entering our country," Rubio said in a post on X late Thursday afternoon, hours after he hosted delegations from 65 countries around the world to begin coordinating operations to combat far-left terrorism.He continued, "Foreigners who finance, incite, or aid and abet far-left terrorists are enemies of our civilization. They are not welcome in the United States."Today, @StateDept is imposing new visa restrictions to bar Far-Left Terrorists from entering our country.
Foreigners who finance, incite, or aid and abet Far-Left Terrorists are enemies of our civilization. They are not welcome in the United States.https://t.co/Xnc1dqMAHd
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) July 16, 2026The travel restrictions apply to individuals alleged to have financed, encouraged, or facilitated terrorism, economic sabotage, and politically motivated violence.Related:"One Step Closer To Extradition": Cox Media Heir Faces Reckoning Over Funding Marxist RevolutionThe new policy is based on a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows federal agents to deny entry when a foreign national's presence could harm U.S. foreign policy interests.No details were provided on which specific organizations or individuals will be targeted or when the restrictions will take effect.On Thursday morning, Rubio made the opening statement during an event titled "Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism" at the State Department.He called for the civilized world to unite against an "encroaching darkness," urging delegations from 65 nations to defend what they have built and to fight back against those who seek to destroy it.NEW: Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls for the civilized world to unite against an "encroaching darkness," urging nations to defend what they have built and fight back against those who seek to destroy it.
