The US State Department announced that it had revoked more than 175,000 visas under the Trump administration. The revocations were carried out as part of a large-scale immigration crackdown, it said.
The US State Department announced visa revocations under the Trump administration. Those targeted included criminals, as well as foreign nationals who incited violence against US citizens, abused the immigration system or threatened national security. The revocations reached a record level.
The total number of revocations exceeded 175,000. The State Department said they were carried out as part of a large-scale immigration crackdown.
Those targeted included foreign nationals charged with sexual assault, kidnapping or human trafficking, as well as foreign nationals said to have “celebrated” the shooting of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk and individuals believed to have been involved in birth tourism aimed at obtaining US citizenship.