Who is Fernanda Delgadillo? State Department reviewing claims about Mexican national celebrating Charlie Kirk's death

The US State Department is reviewing reports involving foreign nationals accused on social media of celebrating the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said. The update from the Deputy Secretary came after online users flagged several accounts that identified a woman named Fernanda Delgadillo and alleged that she had shared posts celebrating Kirk’s assassination.

The US State Department said it will review reports involving foreign nationals accused online of celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination (Facebook/Charlie Kirk)Landau responded to one post on X, writing, “Thank you for bringing this to my attention. We at the State Department will follow up.”

A post circulating on X identified Fernanda Delgadillo as a Mexican national with a US visa. The X account, @Anc_Aesthetics, accused her of sharing content celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death.

The post also claimed she worked for the Mexican beverage company Jumex.

The X account also urged authorities to review her immigration status and tagged government officials.

The State Department has not publicly confirmed Delgadillo’s identity, visa records, employment details or whether she is under formal investigation.

After Delgadillo's post was brought to attention, several supporters of Kirk took to X to call for her deportation. One user wrote, “The U.S. State Department is officially investigating Mexican national Fernanda Delgadillo’s visa after she celebrated political violence against Charlie Kirk. We cannot allow anti-American foreigners who support assassinations in our country. Cancel the visa and DEPORT NOW!”

Another user wrote, “@StateDept @SecRubio We do not want this horrible foreigner here. Revoke her visa, please.”

Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth organisation Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on September 10, 2025, while speaking at Utah Valley University in Utah.

On the first anniversary of his death, several social media users posted messages praising or mocking the killing. Some of those posts led to calls for investigations into whether foreign nationals involved could face immigration consequences.

The Trump administration has previously argued that foreigners who support violence or extremist activity against Americans may face visa consequences.

The State Department has also reviewed social media activity during visa processing since President Donald Trump's election.

Landau, in an update about the posts related to Charlie Kirk, wrote on X, “@SecRubio has frequently underscored that a US visa is a privilege, not a right. Just as I said a year ago, foreigners who celebrate violence and political assassination aren’t welcome guests in our country. The @StateDept has revoked a record number of visas this past year, and will continue to do so as necessary and appropriate to protect our people.”

Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues. Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience. Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats. Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences. With a keen interest in international affairs, Shirin continues to build her expertise in geopolitics, policy shifts, and cross-border developments. She aims to learn and evolve her reporting in matters of geopolitics and international issues. Outside the newsroom Shirin writes about books and music for her personal blog. She is an avid consumer of pop culture and reveres literature.Read More