More than 100,000 visas have been revoked under the Trump administration in less than a year, as the State Department steps up enforcement tied to crime, overstays and public safety threats.
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FIRSTONFOX:TheStateDepartmentrevokedmorethan100,000foreignvisasin2025,morethantwicethatof2024inthefinalyearofPresidentJoeBiden’sadministration.
Thefigureisanall-timerecord,andfollowsonPresidentDonaldTrump’sdayoneexecutiveorderonforeignvetting.In2024,thedepartmentrevoked40,000visas.
Themajorityoftherevocationswereforbusinessandtouristtravelerswhooverstayedtheirvisas.
Butsome8,000studentsand2,500specializedworkersalsolosttheirlegalstatus.Adepartmentspokespersonsaidamajorityofthestudentsandworkerswholosttheirvisashadcriminalencounterswithlawenforcement.
TRUMPSTATEDEPARTMENTORDERSGLOBALVISACRACKDOWNUNDERREVIVED‘PUBLICCHARGE’RULE
Amongspecializedworkers,halfoftherevocationswerebasedondrunkendrivingarrests,30%forassault,batteryorconfinementcharges,andtheremaining20%wererevokedfortheft,childabuse,substanceabu
