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The U.S. has suspended approvals of almost all types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, impacting travel for medical treatment, university studies, and visiting relatives. The move follows declarations by U.S. allies to recognize a Palestinian state and is seen as a broad rejection of visa requests.
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- The U.S. has suspended approvals of almost all types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, impacting travel for medical treatment, university studies, and visiting relatives. The move follows declarations by U.S. allies to recognize a Palestinian state and is seen as a broad rejection of visa requests.
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pro-Palestinian demonstration in Dearborn, Mich. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have relatives in the United States.Credit...Jeff Kowalsky\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty ImagesBy Edward WongAdam RasgonNatan Odenheimer and Hamed AleazizEdward Wong and Hamed Aleaziz reported from Washington, and Adam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer from Tel Aviv.Aug. 31, 2025The Trump administration has enacted a sweeping suspension of approvals of almost all types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, according to American officials.The new policy goes beyond the restrictions announced by U.S. officials recently on visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza. Last week, the State Department also said it would not issue visas to Palestinian officials to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York next month.The more sweeping measures, laid out in an Aug. 18 cable sent by State Department headquarters to all U.S. embassies and consulates, would also prevent many Palestinians from the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the Palestinian diaspora from entering the United States on various types of nonimmigrant visas, according to four U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information.The new measures affect visas for medical treatment, university studies, visits to friends or relatives and business travel, at least temporarily.It was not clear what prompted the visa curbs, but they follow declarations by a number of U.S. allies that they plan to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming weeks. Some American officials have strongly opposed this push for recognition, which Israel has condemned.The United States has been Israel\u2019s staunchest supporter throughout its nearly two-year-old war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, even as international criticism has steadily mounted over the conduct of the Israeli military campaign and the humanitarian suffering it has caused.The new restrictions cover anyone holding only a Palestinian passport, which were first issued in the 1990s when Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, or P.L.O., signed agreements establishing a semiautonomous Palestinian government in parts of the West Bank and Gaza. They do not apply to Palestinians with dual nationalities using other passports or those who have already obtained visas.The State Department confirmed that it had ordered diplomats to enforce the new restrictions. It also said in a statement that the American administration was taking \u201cconcrete steps in compliance with U.S. law and our national security in regards to announced visa restrictions\u201d for Palestinians.To deny the visas, the Trump administration is using a mechanism that is normally applied more narrowly. It is typically used to demand more documentation or information from specific individuals to make decisions on their cases.In recent days, U.S. consular officers were told to invoke the mechanism \u2014 section 221-G of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 \u2014 to refuse visitor visas to anyone using a Palestinian passport in applications, at least temporarily, the officials said. \u201cEffective immediately, consular officers are instructed to refuse under 221(g) of the Immigration Nationality Act (INA) all otherwise eligible Palestinian Authority passport holders using that passport to apply for a nonimmigrant visa,\u201d the State Department cable said.That clause means U.S. officials, typically ones in Washington, need to do a further review of the applicant.ImageHeal Palestine helped bring Baraa Hadi Abu Alroos from Gaza for medical treatment in Chicago last year.Credit...Seth Herald\/ReutersFormer U.S. officials said the broad use of the measure was tantamount to a blanket rejection of Palestinian visa requests.\u201cIt\u2019s an open-ended refusal,\u201d said Hala Rharrit, who served as an Arabic-language spokeswoman for the State Department until April 2024, when she resigned in protest of U.S. policy on the war in Gaza.Kerry Doyle, the former lead attorney for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the Biden administration, said the administration should be open about its decision making. \u201cIf it\u2019s a true ban, then it\u2019s concerning to me in that they should be transparent about it and then make their arguments for the basis of such a ban,\u201d she said.\u201cAre there true national security concerns?\u201d Ms. Doyle asked. \u201cOr is it politically based to support the position of Israel and\/or to avoid uncomfortable issues being raised when folks get here if they speak out about the issues over the war? Why didn\u2019t they just put them on the visa ban list?\u201dU.S. officials had announced two other narrower measures in recent weeks to limit visas for Palestinians.On Aug. 16, the State Department said that it had paused approvals of visitor visas for the roughly two million Palestinians from Gaza, a pathway for those seeking medical care in the United States and others. That statement came soon after a right-wing American activist, Laura Loomer, described Palestinians from Gaza being brought to the United States for treatment by Heal Palestine, a humanitarian organization, as \u201ca national security threat.\u201dHEAL Palestine has said it brought children from Gaza to U.S. hospitals for care, including many who have lost limbs during the war.Then on Friday, the State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio would not issue visas to Palestinian officials, with the aim of preventing them from attending the General Assembly. The State Department said Mr. Rubio was doing this to hold the Palestinian Authority and the P.L.O. \u201caccountable for not complying with their commitments, and for undermining the prospects for peace.\u201dThe State Department said on Saturday that the ban covers Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority and head of the P.L.O., and about 80 other Palestinians. Mr. Abbas\u2019s office expressed \u201cdeep regret and astonishment\u201d at Mr. Rubio\u2019s decision and called on the Trump administration to \u201creconsider and reverse\u201d the move.ImageThe Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, addressing the U.N. General Assembly last year.Credit...Frank Franklin II\/Associated PressThe Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the West Bank, has praised the plans by some Western countries to recognize a Palestinian state. On Friday, the State Department said the Palestinian governing body should end its \u201cefforts to secure the unilateral recognition of a conjectural Palestinian state.\u201dFrance and Canada recently announced that they planned to recognize a Palestinian state at the meeting next month, and Britain said it would, too, if certain conditions were met. Those would be the first countries from the Group of 7 allied nations to do so; 147 nations already recognize such a state.Julia Gelatt, the associate director of the U.S. immigration policy program at the Migration Policy Institute, has said that more than 9,000 people with travel documents from the Palestinian Authority entered the United States on visitor visas in the 2024 fiscal year.Many Palestinians have relatives in the United States, especially in Chicago, Paterson, N.J., and Anaheim, Calif.Lafi Adeeb, the mayor of Turmus Ayya, a village in the West Bank with many dual Palestinian American citizens, said he was disappointed to learn the State Department was creating obstacles for Palestinian passport holders to obtain visas.He said thousands of people with roots in his village were in the United States, including many of his children.\u201cIt feels like Palestinians are always treated in an unjust way,\u201d he said.Edward Wong reports on global affairs, U.S. foreign policy and the State Department for The Times.Adam Rasgon is a reporter for The Times in Jerusalem, covering Israeli and Palestinian affairs.Natan Odenheimer is a Times reporter in Jerusalem, covering Israeli and Palestinian affairs.Hamed Aleaziz covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy for The Times.A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 1, 2025, Section A, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say. 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Middle East CrisisThe LatestGaza Famine ReportIsrael’s Widening OffensiveFear in Gaza CityMediation EffortsIran Nuclear TalksJournalists Killed in GazaAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTU.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials SayThe move will stop, at least temporarily, travel for medical treatment, attending university, visiting relatives or conducting business.Listen to this article · 7:27 min Learn moreShare full articleA recent pro-Palestinian demonstration in Dearborn, Mich. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have relatives in the United States.Credit...Jeff Kowalsky/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBy Edward WongAdam RasgonNatan Odenheimer and Hamed AleazizEdward Wong and Hamed Aleaziz reported from Washington, and Adam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer from Tel Aviv.Aug. 31, 2025The Trump administration has enacted a sweeping suspension of approvals of almost all types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, according to Am...
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1162082-31bc-405e-8f57-d529e37eb5f3Simplified: The move will stop travel for medical treatment attending university visiting relatives or conducting business temporarily.
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Simplified: Trump administration paused approvals of visitor visas for people from Gaza
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1161f84-2445-4af6-b189-462882f3d664Simplified: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he would not issue visas to Palestinian officials to prevent them from attending United Nations General Assem...
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Simplified: Israeli government faces international fury over its conduct of war against Hamas in Gaza
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1162082-b7c3-4de3-8664-975ec2a03d60Simplified: New restrictions cover anyone holding only a Palestinian passport which were first issued in the 1990s.
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1162082-c90a-4e57-a165-7b79f076de91Simplified: Restrictions do not apply to Palestinians with dual nationalities using other passports or those who have already obtained visas.
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1162082-dbd0-43a1-ac53-6c6e53fad274Simplified: State Department confirmed it had ordered diplomats to enforce the new restrictions.
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1162082-f0f1-49ab-8061-8e6986a5a0dcSimplified: American administration was taking concrete steps in compliance with U.S. law and national security in regards to announced visa restrictions for Pale...
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1162083-1224-42d3-a9af-1c85991cc87dSimplified: Trump administration is using a mechanism that is normally applied more narrowly to deny the visas.
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1162083-2245-4ee3-9d3f-e99ccd76ccc3Simplified: Mechanism is typically used to demand more documentation or information from specific individuals to make decisions on their cases.
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1161f84-3faf-432c-b82e-6f8de26a80c8Simplified: State Department said Mr Rubio was making move to hold two bodies accountable for not complying with commitments and undermining prospects for peace
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👤 The State Department 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1162083-8404-4732-8009-682b25446316Simplified: State Department said ban covers Mahmoud Abbas president of Palestinian Authority head of P.L.O and about 80 other Palestinians
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1161f85-804d-4222-9f63-837e1d7a66ffSimplified: Mr Abbas’s office expressed deep regret and astonishment at Mr Rubio’s decision and called on Trump administration to reconsider and reverse move acco...
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1162083-ad7a-4799-9602-c6e4b05c2564Simplified: Palestinian Authority which governs parts of West Bank has praised plans by some Western countries to recognize Palestinian state
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1161f84-6412-4053-9d6c-4dc197e57d4fSimplified: Department also said Palestinian Authority must end appeals to legal institutions including International Criminal Court and International Court of Ju...
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1161862-b6b5-4c1a-b131-3b67034929e6Simplified: France will recognize Palestinian state at U.N. General Assembly in September
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1161f84-ec09-4299-bb8c-ec05366560deSimplified: Those would be first countries from Group of 7 allied nations to do so 147 nations already recognize such state
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Simplified: More than 9000 people with travel documents from Palestinian Authority entered United States on visitor visas in 2024 fiscal year
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Simplified: Many Palestinians have relatives in United States especially in Chicago Paterson NJ and Anaheim Calif
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👤 Lafi Adeeb 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1162083-fb21-4b47-9dea-704a315599beSimplified: Lafi Adeeb said he was disappointed to learn State Department was creating obstacles for Palestinian passport holders to obtain visas
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Simplified: He said thousands of people with roots in his village were in United States including many of his children
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Simplified: He said it feels like Palestinians are always treated in an unjust way