US EditionTrump Administration Has Revoked 85,000 Visas Since January, State Department Official Says
- The State Department has revoked 85,000 visas this year, marking a drastic increase compared to last year's total, according to a State Department official.
- Over 8,000 of the revoked visas were for students, more than double from 2024, as reported by CNN.
- Revocations happened due to offenses such as DUIs, assaults, and theft, representing almost half of the total, according to a State Department official.
- The administration has ramped up scrutiny of H-1B visa applicants and paused immigration from 19 countries, as outlined by the State Department official.
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National HeraldUS revokes 85K visas, cites public-safety concerns
Washington: The United States has revoked 85,000 visas across multiple categories this year, a senior State Department official said, describing the action as part of an intensified effort to protect American communities and enforce public-safety standards. “We’ve revoked 85,000 visas of all categories, including more than 8,000 students, which is more than double the numbers the year before,” said a State Department official in response to a qu…
The Trump Administration has withdrawn 85,000 visas from all categories since its inauguration in January, a State Department official A Fox News reported Tuesday. According to the source, 8,000 student visas are among the revocations, and the total number represents more than twice the cancellations recorded in 2024.Read more]]>
US revokes 85,000 visas amid sweeping immigration and security crackdown
The State Department says visa cancellations have surged as officials expand continuous vetting, tighten national-security reviews and target criminal offenses under the Trump administration’s latest immigration enforcement push.
State Department Has Revoked 85,000 Visas Since January, Official Says
The Trump administration has rescinded 85,000 visas across all categories since President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, a State Department official said on Dec. 9. The official told The Epoch Times that the revocations, which are more than double the numbers from 2024, include 8,000 students. “Some of the top reasons why we revoked the visas were DUIs, assaults, and theft, which together account for almost half of the revocations in th…
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