Published Oct 15, 2025 • 3 minute read Join the conversation U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk speaks on stage at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 22, 2024. Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP / FILES /Getty ImagesThe Trump administration said it has revoked the visas of at least six foreigners over disparaging comments they allegedly made about Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and ally of President Donald Trump shot dead at a campus event in Utah last month.Advertisement 2Story continues belowThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Don’t have an account? Create Accountor View more offersArticle contentIn a statement posted on X on Tuesday, the State Department said: “The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans,” adding that it is continuing to identify additional foreign visa holders who have made negative comments about Kirk.Article contentArticle contentThe visa revocations are part of an avowed effort by the Trump administration, broadly spanning government departments, to silence criticism of the slain figure by citizens and noncitizens alike.In social media posts, the State Department shared screenshots of what it said were six examples of foreign visa holders celebrating Kirk’s death. Without identifying the foreign nationals by name, it identified their nationalities as Argentine, Brazilian, German, Mexican, Paraguayan and South African.Your Midday SunYour noon-hour look at what’s happening in Toronto and beyond.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.Thanks for signing up!A welcome email is on its way. If you don’t see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againArticle contentAdvertisement 3Story continues belowThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Article contentIn an interview Wednesday, South African national Nhlamulo Baloyi confirmed the State Department had revoked his U.S. visa and that he had written one of the posts. In the post, he said: “Charlie Kirk won’t be remembered as a hero,” and suggested his followers were a “movement of white nationalist trailer trash.”Speaking on a video call from Sandton, South Africa, the 35-year-old music executive said he received confirmation last week that his business visa to the United States, which was due to expire in 2032, had been revoked. Baloyi was in South Africa at the time and has never lived in the U.S., he said, adding that U.S. officials had provided no details about the reason, other than that unspecified information had come to their attention.Advertisement 4Story continues belowThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Article contentIt was only when he saw the State Department’s social media post that he understood what information they were referring to.?