The U.S. Department of State operates reward programs that offer monetary rewards for information leading to the arrest or capture of individuals wanted by U.S. authorities.
November 19, 2025
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descriptive
The State Department publicly posts and funds rewards as part of efforts to obtain information on fugitives or wanted persons.
The B-2 visa is a U.S. nonimmigrant visa category issued for tourism (a tourist visa).
November 17, 2025
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definition
The B-2 classification denotes temporary entry to the United States for tourism or similar recreational purposes.
The U.S. State Department maintains a 'Country of Particular Concern' designation to identify countries alleged to have violated religious freedom.
November 17, 2025
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policy
U.S. foreign policy tool for addressing alleged religious freedom violations.
U.S. Department of State consular officers decide who receives visas at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, while the U.S. Department of Homeland Security determines who is admitted to the United States and who may adjust status once inside the country.
November 06, 2025
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process
Division of responsibilities between federal agencies for visa issuance and admission/adjustment.
The U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration is the department office responsible for humanitarian aid.
October 29, 2025
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organizational
Identifies the State Department bureau with responsibility for humanitarian assistance.
The U.S. Department of State has the capacity to deploy teams and to issue declarations to facilitate international humanitarian assistance and support disaster response in foreign countries.
October 29, 2025
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policy
Describes recurring State Department disaster-response practices and tools used to coordinate or enable humanitarian aid abroad.
The U.S. Department of State can designate foreign groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
October 28, 2025
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general
Describes a statutory authority of the U.S. State Department regarding terrorism designations.
The U.S. Department of State can revoke a foreign national's visa, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can detain noncitizens found to be unlawfully present and place them into immigration removal proceedings.
October 27, 2025
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procedural
Describes standard U.S. visa revocation and immigration enforcement processes.
The U.S. Department of State deploys regional Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) to support international disaster response operations.
October 27, 2025
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temporal
DARTs are a mechanism used by the U.S. Department of State for coordinating and delivering assistance during overseas disasters.
The U.S. Department of State can request airlift support from the U.S. Department of Defense to transport food, water, and other relief supplies during international disaster response operations.
October 27, 2025
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temporal
Interagency coordination allows diplomatic and defense departments to move humanitarian cargo when commercial transport is unavailable.
Marco Rubio was the U.S. Secretary of State as of 2025-10-16.
October 16, 2025
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temporal
U.S. cabinet-level official responsible for foreign affairs.
Marco Rubio was serving as the United States Secretary of State as of 2025-10-05.
October 05, 2025
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temporal
Cabinet-level official responsible for U.S. foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
A 2025 Gallup poll found that fewer than 35% of Americans rated the State Department, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Justice Department, the Federal Reserve Board and the Department of Veterans Affairs positively.
September 16, 2025
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temporal
Overall approval levels for several federal agencies were below 35% in the 2025 poll.
A U.S. State Department document reported that the U.S. administration demanded in March 2025 that UNRWA return all remaining unspent balances of U.S. funding in its accounts.
March 01, 2025
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temporal
Reported U.S. demand regarding unspent U.S. funds held by UNRWA.
The U.S. Department of State's 2024 human rights report states that genocide and crimes against humanity occurred in China against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.
January 01, 2024
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temporal
Finding reported in the U.S. Department of State annual human rights report for 2024.
The U.S. Department of State designated Haytham Ali Tabatabai as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in 2016.
January 01, 2016
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status
U.S. government terrorism designation
The U.S. Department of State has described the Barrio 18 gang as one of the largest gangs in the Northern Hemisphere.
high
contextual
Characterization of the gang's relative size by a U.S. government agency.
The U.S. Department of State and U.S. visa policy treat visas as a privilege that can be revoked for violations of U.S. law or for activities that are contrary to U.S. national interests.
high
policy
General U.S. visa policy and enforcement rationale cited by State Department officials.
The U.S. Department of State can revoke visas of foreign nationals who publicly celebrate or glorify assassination or other violent attacks against U.S. citizens.
high
policy
U.S. visa enforcement and consular authority regarding foreigners who praise violence against Americans.
U.S. consular officials may be directed to identify foreigners who praise or glorify violence online and take administrative actions such as visa revocation to protect U.S. citizens.
high
policy
Procedural authority for consular staff to act on online statements by foreign nationals that celebrate violence.
The U.S. Department of State has the authority to revoke visas previously issued to foreign nationals.
high
legal
Administrative authority to cancel or rescind previously issued visas.
The U.S. Department of State provides consular assistance to U.S. citizens abroad as part of its commitment to protect U.S. citizens overseas.
high
institutional
General description of the Department of State's consular role for U.S. citizens traveling or residing abroad.
The U.S. Department of State uses four travel advisory levels: Level 1 – Exercise Normal Precautions; Level 2 – Exercise Increased Caution; Level 3 – Reconsider Travel; and Level 4 – Do Not Travel.
high
policy
U.S. Department of State travel advisory framework and meanings of each level.
The U.S. Department of State has stated that a planned attack against civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of a ceasefire agreement.
high
policy
Statement reflects a government position on what constitutes a breach of ceasefire terms.
The U.S. Department of State and other guarantors of ceasefires can publicly warn parties that planned attacks targeting civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of a ceasefire agreement and can demand that parties uphold ceasefire obligations.
high
diplomatic
Describes the role guarantor states or organizations can play in enforcing or upholding ceasefire terms through public statements and demands.
The U.S. Department of State has a Level 4 ('Do Not Travel') travel advisory for Haiti citing risks of kidnapping, crime, terrorist activity, and civil unrest.
high
policy
U.S. government travel advisory designation and cited risks.
The U.S. Department of State can designate U.S. citizens held abroad as 'wrongfully detained.'
high
policy
Describes a U.S. government designation used in cases of Americans held overseas.
The U.S. Department of State's Narcotics Rewards Program offers monetary rewards for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of individuals involved in narcotics-related crimes.
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program
A longstanding U.S. State Department program to incentivize information on narcotics traffickers.