Group asks State Department to revoke journalist's visa over social media posts
A legal organization requested that the State Department cancel the visa of a journalist covering the FIFA World Cup. The request followed reports of the journalist's past social media posts supporting Hamas and Hezbollah.
onwardstate.comA legal organization asked the State Department to revoke the visa of a journalist covering the FIFA World Cup in the United States. The group cited the journalist's social media posts from October 2024 and later dates. " Additional posts praised former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as a "righteous martyr" and supported Iran's June 2025 missile strikes on Tel Aviv.
Visa revocation request The organization delivered documents to the State Department on Monday. It also provided copies to members of Congress. A lawyer for the group stated that the journalist's visa could be revoked based on support for foreign terrorist organizations.
The lawyer said the journalist's presence at the tournament allows him to express his views to soccer fans. The group requested that immigration authorities remove the journalist from the country.
Background on the journalist The journalist, who says he is from Gaza, covered matches for BeIN Sports. Recent social media posts placed him in Kansas City on Tuesday, two days before the tournament's opening matches. Argentina is scheduled to play Algeria on June 16.
The State Department has revoked visas of other individuals on similar grounds in recent months, including a student who protested in support of Hamas in March.
