The US state department has ordered officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender athletes attempting to come to the US for sports competitions and to issue permanent visa bans against those who are deemed to misrepresent their birth sex on visa applications.
The 24 February state department cable obtained by the Guardian instructs visa officers to apply Immigration and Nationality Act section 212(a)(6)©(i) – the “permanent fraud bar” – against trans applicants. Unlike regular visa denials, this section triggers lifetime exclusion from the United States with limited waiver possibilities.
“In cases where applicants are suspected of misrepresenting their purpose of travel or sex, you should consider whether this misrepresentation is material such that it supports an ineligibility finding,” reads the directive from the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio.
What will happen if a transgender person shells out the money for Trumps “Gold Card”?
Give it a few months and this will probably affect all trans immigrants. What a shithole country.
So. Can anyone name 10 female college athletes. Since they are so concerned for them.
You want us to name all 10?
Name any 10 female athletes in College athletics. If you are so concerned with Trans athletes. Thats what I mean. Not saying you don’t respect trans athletes.
I was joking that there’s literally about 10 trans athletes in college sports out of a couple hundred thousand total, it’s crazy how much of a non-issue it really is
Any trans person trying to get to the states right now needs to strongly reconsider.
Detecting multiple leviathan class lifeforms in the region Are you certain whatever you’re doing is worth it?
Any trans person trying to immigrate to the US right now should be rejected on psychological grounds. Not that being trans makes one mentally deficient. But being a trans person trying to come IN to the US right now really suggests some serious judgment or mental health issues.
This a distraction to keep average Republican voters from noticing they’ve been fooled, and no tax cuts for them, just the wealthy. Expect more of this to coincide with taxation news
Loving that “small government” and “States’ Rights” that are so sacred and important… Oh, until they can hurt people they hate and don’t understand.
For fuck’s sake.
Reminder: not only was Rubio the first Trump 2.0/Musk 1.0 nominee to be confirmed, it was UNANIMOUS WITH NO ABSTENTIONS 🤬
You claiming even Bernie Sanders confirmed him?
He’s by far the most qualified candidate of his picks. Which shows just how awful the rest are.
I wonder how this could work in practice if someone has an updated passport. It’s almost like it’s a catch-22, if you put your birth sex on the visa application, it’s denied because it doesn’t match your passport, but if you put the sex from your passport, you are banned for fraud.
I’m sure that’s intended unfortunately
If I’m reading it correctly, the order denies visas to non-Americans seeking to come to the US. In which case, it’s honestly doing them a favor. From one trans person to another, it’s not safe here.
