With public ban on band Bob Vylan, Trump appears to ease visa privacy rules to make a point

The Trump administration publicly revoked visas, including those of the band Bob Vylan, citing hateful conduct. This deviates from the usual confidential visa revocations. State Department officials stated the move emphasizes the administration's strict standards against violence and hatred. Previously, the State Department resisted discussing specific visa cases. The practice of ideological exclusion has been used for decades as a political tool to keep U.S. audiences from being exposed to dissident viewpoints