The U.S. State Department announced Saturday that it is suspending all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while it undertakes “a full and thorough review of the process and procedures” used to grant a limited number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days.

The department confirmed that only “a small number” of such visas had been issued recently but did not specify how many.

According to an analysis of monthly data posted on the department’s website, the U.S. has issued more than 3,800 B1/B2 visitor visas — which allow foreigners to receive medical treatment in the United States — to holders of Palestinian Authority travel documents, including 640 issued in May alone.

The secretive flights were uncovered by investigative journalist Laura Loomer, a big ally of President Trump. In a lengthy X post, Loomer revealed the flights were taking place and posted a video showing some Palestinian families arriving at an undisclosed international airport either in Texas or California. She went on to question who authorized them.

She wrote:

Despite the US saying we are not accepting Palestinian “refugees” into the United States under the Trump administration, I have obtained video footage of Palestinians who claim to be refugees from Gaza coming into the United States via San Francisco and Houston, Texas this month. The Palestinians traveled from Gaza to the US with the help of a group called “Heal Palestine”.

How did Palestinians get Visas under the Trump administration to get into the United States? Did @StateDept approve this? How did they get out of Gaza? Is @SecRubio aware of this?

Who from the State Department is assisting “Heal Palestine”? Why are any Islamic invaders coming into the US under the Trump admin? Who approved the visas? How many more are being given visas to come into the US, and why are @GavinNewsom @GregAbbott_TX harboring Palestinian “refugees” in California and Texas?

This is a national security threat. We didn’t vote for more Islamic immigration into the United States. Who signed off on these visas? They should be fired.

EXCLUSIVE:

Despite the US saying we are not accepting Palestinian “refugees” into the United States under the Trump administration, I have obtained video footage of Palestinians who claim to be refugees from Gaza coming into the United States via San Francisco and Houston, Texas… pic.twitter.com/tV96TOZRi2

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 15, 2025