Tommy Pigott
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“This rogue judge's misguided opinion wrongfully undermines the longstanding legal authority of the Secretary of State. We will keep fighting for commonsense visa policies that put America First.”
Tommy Pigott · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24
Pigott criticized Judge Vargas's ruling as undermining the Secretary of State's legal authority.
“President Trump has made clear that immigrants must be financially self-sufficient to protect these public benefits for American citizens.”
Tommy Pigott · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24
Pigott defended the visa freeze policy as ensuring immigrants are financially self-sufficient.
“American taxpayer-funded public benefits belong to Americans,”
Tommy Pigott · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24
The State Department responded to a judge's ruling that overturned its freeze on immigrant visas from 75 countries.
“The network uses couriers traveling on commercial airline flights between Lebanon, Turkey, the UAE and Iran to move hundreds of millions of dollars, enabling the regime to obtain foreign currency illicitly, evade sanctions and fund Hezbollah.”
Tommy Pigott · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Pigott described the courier network's method of moving cash for Hezbollah while commenting on the sanctions action.
“important role in advancing regional security,”
Tommy Pigott · said 2026-07-14 · reported 2026-07-15
Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said Rubio thanked Safadi for Jordan's important role in advancing regional security.
“The Secretary condemned those attacks, including Iran’s unacceptable strikes on Jordanian territory,”
Tommy Pigott · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-15
Pigott said the Secretary condemned Iran's unacceptable strikes on Jordanian territory.
“including the Iranian regime’s ongoing attacks on shipping and against countries in the region,”
Tommy Pigott · said 2026-07-14 · reported 2026-07-15
Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said Rubio and Safadi discussed issues including the Iranian regime's ongoing attacks on shipping and against countries in the region.