Rubio announces visa restrictions for foreigners 'complicit' in censoring Americans

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new visa restrictions the Trump administration is implementing against foreign authorities who it says are "complicit" in censoring Americans. 

"Foreigners who work to undermine the rights of Americans should not enjoy the privilege of traveling to our country," America's top diplomat added. "Whether in Latin America, Europe, or elsewhere, the days of passive treatment for those who work to undermine the rights of Americans are over."

The vice president specifically cited the United Kingdom's prosecution over silent prayer outside an abortion clinic, the annulment of the Romanian 2024 presidential election results over alleged foreign interference, the conviction of a Christian activist in Sweden for burning a Quran and Germany policing anti-feminist views online. 

"What I worry about is the threat from within - the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values," Vance said at the time. 

Vance reiterated free speech concerns with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his meeting with Trump in the Oval Office later that month. 

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