The United States has revoked more than 100,000 visas in the last one year of President Donald Trump’s administration, Department of State, declared.
Trump has an anti-migrant policy
The State Department said 8,000 of the revoked visas were for students.
The Department of Homeland Security last month said that the Trump administration has deported more than 605,000 people, and that 2.5 million others left on their own.
U.S Department of State on its X stated: “The State Department has now revoked over 100,000 visas, including some 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialized visas for individuals who had encounters with U.S. law enforcement for criminal activity.
“We will continue to deport these thugs to keep America safe.”
State Department spokesman, Tommy Pigott further stated: “The Trump administration has no higher priority than protecting American citizens and upholding American sovereignty.”
The figure since Trump’s second inauguration on January 20, 2025, is two and a half times the number revoked in 2024, when Joe Biden was president.
The State Department said that “thousands” of the visas were revoked over crimes, which can include assault and also drunk driving.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted revocation of visas from students who protested against Israel.
Rubio used a McCarthy-era law that allows the United States to block entry to foreigners seen as going against US foreign policy, although some of his high-profile targets successfully challenged deportation orders in court.
