Hamas terrorists take up positions ahead of a hostage release in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP)
"When you're looking at that visa process, again, speaking from the State Department's perspective, there's a vetting process to enter the United States for a visa," Pigott explained. "We're constantly monitoring the fact of, are you actually abiding by that visa? Are you [a student] doing things that are breaking our laws? And if you do, your visa may be revoked."
Overseas, Hamas freed the last living American hostage, Edan Alexander, reportedly to appease President Donald Trump.
Israel issued an evacuation warning for Yemeni ports after bombing the nation’s main airport last week.
While the U.S. and the Houthis reached ceasefire agreements, Israel continues to punch back. Pigott made clear that the U.S.’ past and future decisions to attack the Houthis are heavily dependent on Islamist organizations' actions.
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"The president's been clear, the secretary has been clear that the bombing that we saw was about freedom of navigation, protecting American interests, making sure we can have ships going through that area," Pigott explained. "The Houthis have capitulated, but this is about their actions."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s role as head of the agency got even more complicated after Mike Waltz left the National Security Administration (NSA) to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, and Trump assigned Rubio to fill the role.
Despite the increase in workload and responsibility, the State Department's deputy spokesperson says "the results speak for themselves."
President Donald Trump, left, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, look on during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 7, 2025. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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"Of that collaboration, of the fact that President Trump has that vision, is involved with the policy, is saying, we need to accomplish this, and Secretary Rubio helping to implement that vision," Pigott added.
"These are men and women that are dedicated on delivering results for the American people. I mean, this past 100-plus days have been the most successful 100 days, I would argue, in history from a president."
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