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State Department has revoked over 250K visas in mass immigration vetting crackdown under Trump admin

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The State Department has revoked over 250,000 visas since President Trump took office as part of a crackdown on unlawful immigration and increased vetting. Revocations were made for various violations including visa misuse, criminal activity, fraud, and national security threats. The department specifically targeted individuals involved in birth tourism, corrupt Latin American officials, and those who applied for asylum after receiving business or tourist visas.
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The State Department under President Donald Trump has revoked over 250,000 visas, marking a significant increase in immigration vetting since his presidency began. The revocations include various violations such as visa misuse, criminal activity, calls for violence against Americans, fraud, abuse of the system, and threats to national security. Specifically, around 2,300 visas were revoked due to birth tourism, where foreign nationals travel to the U.S. solely to give birth and grant their children automatic citizenship. A State Department spokesperson emphasized that every visa decision is a matter of national security, reflecting an intensified approach to vetting visitors to protect American citizens.

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The revocations were for a variety of violations, including visa holders who violated the terms of their visas, committed crimes, called for violence against the U.S. or Americans, defrauded Americans, abused the immigration system, and endangered national security, a State Department official told Fox News Digital.
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🔮 “A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right — and if you violate the terms of that privilege, you will lose it.

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State Department has revoked over 250K visas in mass immigration vetting crackdown under Trump admin By asserted
Department → revoke → admin
The State Department has revoked more than 250,000 visas since President Donald Trump took office, as the administration continues to crack down on unlawful immigration and increase vetting of who is allowed to visit the United States. asserted
who → revoke → States
The revocations were for a variety of violations, including visa holders who violated the terms of their visas, committed crimes, called for violence against the U.S. or Americans, defrauded Americans, abused the immigration system, and endangered national security, a State Department official told Fox News Digital. asserted
official → include → Digital
Among the visas revoked were 2,300 in connection with birth tourism, the practice of pregnant foreign nationals traveling to the U.S. specifically to give birth so their child automatically receives citizenship. asserted
child → revoke → citizenship
“Under President Trump and Secretary Rubio, the State Department has now revoked more than 250,000 visas — a historic milestone that reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting the American people,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said. asserted
Pigott → revoke → people
Through continuous vetting on a scale never seen before, we are identifying and removing those who commit crimes, support terrorism, defraud Americans, or abuse our immigration system,” Pigott added. asserted
Pigott → see → system
“A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right — and if you violate the terms of that privilege, you will lose it. asserted
you → violate → it
We will not stop until every foreign national who threatens the safety of our communities is held accountable.” asserted
who → stop → communities
On Monday, the State Department revoked the visas of 27 Latin American officials, former officials, and their families over accusations of corruption. asserted
Department → revoke → corruption
Over the summer, the Trump administration began preparing to revoke business and tourist visas held by as many as 200,000 foreigners who have applied for asylum in the U.S. The effort would target B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 to foreigners who later sought asylum. asserted
who → prepare → asylum
At the time, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Americans were “fed up” with “bogus asylum claims. uncertain
Americans → say → claims
“Asylum isn’t supposed to be a loophole to circumvent immigration laws; rather, it’s supposed to provide a narrow safe harbor for persons persecuted because of their ‘race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion,’” he wrote on X at the time. asserted
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In August, the State Department also revoked more than 175,000 visas. asserted
Department → revoke → visas
The majority of those were revoked due to law enforcement encounters for a range of criminal activity, with assault, driving under the influence, theft and drug crimes being the leading causes. asserted
assault → revoke → influence
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A significant share of visas were revoked for reckless driving, sexual assault, child abuse, fraud and embezzlement and other crimes, the agency said. asserted
agency → revoke → driving
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