MissConstrue on Nostr: Ok y’all, this bad. Real bad. Just like they used sports to get the camel’s nose ...
Ok y’all, this bad. Real bad. Just like they used sports to get the camel’s nose under the tent to destroy #trans rights, the #gop is using sports to usher in laws that allow for the prosecution of trans people for declaring a #gender different than their birth certificate. They won’t stop with #visas. This is a significant and dangerous thing.
The 24 February state department cable obtained by the Guardian instructs visa officers to apply Immigration and Nationality Act section 212(a)(6)(C)(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.
Sarah Mehta, senior policy counsel at the ACLU, said the administration’s use of the permanent fraud provision represents an unprecedented expansion of immigration law against a specific identity group.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/visa-ban-transgender-athletes
#transrightsarehumanrights
The 24 February state department cable obtained by the Guardian instructs visa officers to apply Immigration and Nationality Act section 212(a)(6)(C)(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.
Sarah Mehta, senior policy counsel at the ACLU, said the administration’s use of the permanent fraud provision represents an unprecedented expansion of immigration law against a specific identity group.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/visa-ban-transgender-athletes
#transrightsarehumanrights