The US State Department on Tuesday canceled six visas over social media comments on the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a rally at the University of Utah in September. A murder suspect faces the death penalty if convicted.
The announcement came as President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Kirk.
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The State Department said those whose visas were canceled were citizens of Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Germany and Paraguay.
“The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans,” the department said in a post on Twitter.
It says, “Aliens who take advantage of America’s hospitality while celebrating the murder of our citizens will be removed.”
The State Department said it was continuing to identify visa holders it believed celebrated Kirk’s assassination.
Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has cracked down on immigration, increased social media scrutiny and canceled thousands of visas.
In August, the Trump administration said it would include “anti-American activity” and anti-Semitism in immigration screening.
Kirk ‘martyr for truth and freedom’ – Trump
Also on Tuesday, Trump described Kirk as a “martyr for truth and freedom” as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
He presented the award to Kirk’s widow, Erica Kirk.
“In the wake of Charlie’s murder, our country must have zero tolerance for this radical left-wing violence, extremism and terror,” Trump said.
Trump has repeatedly blamed the “radical left” for the killing, leading him to sign an order classifying the Antifa movement as a terrorist group on September 22.
“We have dealt with angry mobs and we will not allow our cities to become unsafe,” Trump said at the event.
Attendees at the ceremony included Argentina’s President Javier Meili and several right-wing media personalities.
Edited by: Zack Crellin