The Trump administration announced Saturday that it had paused approvals of visitor visas for people from the Gaza Strip, a key pathway for those seeking medical care in the United States, including young children who arrived in recent weeks with serious conditions.

The U.S. State Department has announced that it's suspending the issuance of all visitor visas for people from the war-torn Gaza Strip, inc

The move comes after far-right activist Laura Loomer drew attention to a video posted by the nonprofit HEAL Palestine and called the visas a “national security threat.”