Trump administration revokes record 85,000 visas in sweeping immigration crackdown targeting safety threats

The State Department has revoked a record-breaking 85,000 visas arsenic the Trump medication ramps up scrutiny connected visitors to the United States.

Of the revoked visas, much than 8,000 were students — much than treble the fig successful 2024, a State Department authoritative told Fox News.

Some of the reasons for the revoked visas see DUIs, assaults, and theft, which unneurotic relationship for astir fractional of the revocations successful the past year.

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The State Department has revoked much than 85,000 visas implicit information concerns, an bureau authoritative said. That fig includes much than 8,000 students.  (iStock)

"These are radical who airs a nonstop menace to our communities’ safety, and we bash not privation to person them successful our country," the authoritative said. 

The Trump medication has heightened scrutiny of definite visa applicants successful caller weeks.

It reportedly ordered U.S. consular officers to use heightened scrutiny to H-1B visa applicants and cull anyone recovered to person participated successful "censorship oregon attempted censorship" of protected code successful the United States.

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Trump admin says overseas pupil visa vetting volition beryllium continued process not a one-time check. (iStock)

In addition, the medication announced past week that it volition beryllium pausing migration from 19 countries that were already nether partial oregon afloat question restrictions.

Last week, the State Department announced a caller visa-restriction argumentation successful effect to a question of brutal anti-Christian attacks successful Nigeria, targeting those accused of orchestrating spiritual unit against Christians successful the West African federation and astir the world.

Marco Rubio with passports successful view; the State Department has introduced updated vetting procedures for visa applicants.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images / istock)

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The bureau has besides revoked visas and imposed question restrictions connected six Mexican executives who worked astatine an aerial question company, on with their contiguous household members.

U.S. officials said the radical collaborated with smuggling networks to coordinate proscription and supply fraudulent question documents for migrants — including minors — from the Caribbean and different regions, routing them done Central America earlier galore attempted to scope the United States.