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She has been placed on the FBI's Terror Watchlist, prompting the visa cancellation.","category":"Politics","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T03:45:45.860Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-29T01:33:36.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T03:45:45.860Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body; two independent outlets published full reports.","critic":"Reports quote affected parties and state what happens next or what is unknown.","hype":"Headlines promise more than the body delivers, using loaded adjectives."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#Iraq","#Immigration","#Terrorism","#HumanRights"],"entities":["Taif Sami Mohammed","United States","Biden administration","FBI","State Department","Trump administration"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The US has revoked the visa of Taif Sami Mohammed, an Iraqi national previously honored by the Biden administration.","Mohammed has been placed on the FBI's Terror Watchlist.","Republicans have accused her of enabling terrorist financing in Iraq.","The State Department has not clarified the circumstances of her departure from the US."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The United States has revoked the visa of Taif Sami Mohammed, an Iraqi national who was honored by the Biden administration. The State Department announced the revocation after Mohammed was placed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Terror Watchlist. She had received the International Women of Courage Award in 2022."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on timing and administration"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Economic Times and Times of India report that the visa was revoked by the Trump administration. The Siasat Daily states the action was framed as part of the Trump administration's security and immigration policies, and quotes Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson saying, \"Under President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, suspected terrorists will never be allowed to remain in the United States.\" The Siasat Daily also reports that the State Department said the revocation was made on Friday, but does not specify the year. The Western Journal and [your]NEWS digests state the Trump administration revoked the visa. 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