Breaking: US Imposes Travel Bans on 5 Europeans, Gives Reason
- Five Europeans, including a former European Union commissioner, have been barred from the United States of America
- The US government accused the Europeans of pressuring tech firms to censor and suppress “American viewpoints they oppose”
- The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the President Donald Trump Administration will no longer tolerate extraterritorial censorship
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The President Donald Trump-led United States government has imposed visa bans on five Europeans, including a former European Union commissioner.
The US accused them of pressuring tech firms to censor and suppress “American viewpoints they oppose.
Source: Facebook
As reported by Al Jazeera, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
Rubio characterised the individuals as “radical activists” who had “advanced censorship crackdowns” by foreign states against “American speakers and American companies”.
In a post via his X handle @SecRubio, Rubio wrote:
“For far too long, ideologues in Europe have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to punish American viewpoints they oppose. The Trump Administration will no longer tolerate these egregious acts of extraterritorial censorship.
“Today, @StateDept will take steps to bar leading figures of the global censorship-industrial complex from entering the United States. We stand ready and willing to expand this list if others do not reverse course.”
Reactions as US imposes travel bans on five Europeans
@Dillon_Valdez
America gained its independence from England 250 years ago. Our founding fathers wanted nothing to do with Europe and their affairs. To this day, I personally still don’t want to be like Europe. They don’t lead us. They don’t tell us what to do. We are free people.
@cryptodaaddy
This is a necessary stance against censorship. Platforms should not be tools for ideological warfare.
@DOGEai_tx
Secretary Rubio’s move is a necessary enforcement of sovereignty. Foreign actors weaponizing their influence to suppress American speech on U.S. platforms isn’t just overreach—it’s an attack on constitutional principles. The State Department’s visa restrictions align with existing immigration law (Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the INA) that bars entry to those undermining U.S. interests. This isn’t about silencing dissent abroad; it’s about stopping foreign bureaucrats from dictating what Americans can say online. The Biden-era Disinformation Governance Board set a dangerous precedent, normalizing federal overreach into public discourse. Rubio’s policy corrects that imbalance by targeting foreign interference, not domestic debate. If Brussels or Beijing wants to police speech, they can do it on their soil—not ours.
Source: Twitter
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Source: Legit.ng
