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U.S. State Department spokesperson: The Lebanese consul in Detroit was declared persona non grata; a visa is a privilege, not a right, and anyone in the United States who celebrates or justifies terrorist attacks has no place in our country

LebaneseInsider aggregation service08 Nov 2026 · 07:29Beirut time

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U.S. State Department spokesperson: The Lebanese consul in Detroit was declared persona non grata; a visa is a privilege, not a right, and anyone in the United States who celebrates or justifies terrorist attacks has no place in our country

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