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WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Division mentioned on Monday it has revoked greater than 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump took workplace final 12 months, setting what it mentioned was a brand new document as his administration pursues its hardline immigration coverage.
The extent of the revocations displays the broad immigration crackdown initiated when Trump returned to the White Home final 12 months, deporting an unprecedented variety of migrants together with some who held legitimate visas. The administration has additionally adopted a stricter coverage on granting visas, with tightened social media vetting and expanded screening.
“The State Division has now revoked over 100,000 visas, together with some 8,000 scholar visas and a pair of,500 specialised visas for people who had encounters with U.S. legislation enforcement for prison exercise. We’ll proceed to deport these thugs to maintain America protected,” the division mentioned in a publish on X.
The 4 main causes for revocations had been overstays, driving below the affect, assault and theft, State Division deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott mentioned. The revocations marked a 150 p.c improve from 2024, he added.
The State Division has additionally launched a Steady Vetting Heart geared toward making certain “all overseas nationals on American soil adjust to our legal guidelines — and that the visas of those that pose a risk to Americans are swiftly revoked,” Pigott mentioned.
In November, the State Division mentioned it had revoked round 80,000 non-immigrant visas since Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025, for offenses starting from driving below the affect to assault and theft.
Directives from the State Division this 12 months have ordered U.S. diplomats overseas to be vigilant in opposition to any candidates whom Washington might even see as hostile to the U.S. and who’ve a historical past of political activism.
Trump administration officers have mentioned that scholar visa holders and lawful everlasting residents with “inexperienced playing cards” are topic to deportation over their help for Palestinians and criticism of Israel’s conduct within the warfare in Gaza, calling their actions a risk to U.S. overseas coverage and accusing them of being pro-Hamas.
