Rubio Announces Visa Restrictions on Foreign Nationals Involved in Censoring Americans

The secretary of state said free speech is “a birthright over which foreign governments have no authority.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's State Department budget request, in Washington on May 21, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May 28 new visa restrictions against foreign nationals involved in censoring the speech of U.S. citizens.

“For too long, Americans have been fined, harassed, and even charged by foreign authorities for exercising their free speech rights,” Rubio announced in a post on social media platform X.