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Trump’s State Department revoked 175,000 visas since January 2025

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Published August 10, 2026 2:04 PM PDT
Published August 10, 2026 2:04 PM PDT
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A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on on July 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The Brief

    • The State Department released new data on the number of foreign nationals who had their visas revoked.
    • Approximately 175,000 people have lost their visas since the beginning of the Trump administration.
    • The State Department states that most revocations were for foreign nationals who have committed crimes.

New numbers from the U.S. State Department show tens of thousands of visas have been revoked from foreign nationals for violating the terms of their visas.

By the numbers:

The State Department reported on Monday that 175,000 visas have been pulled since President Donald Trump returned to office in January of last year. The agency stated that most of those who lost their visas had been accused of crimes.

Big picture view:

The State Department attributed the revocations to an ongoing vetting process that is designed to protect Americans. 

What they're saying:

"A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right," the State Department wrote in its statement. "The Department remains committed to using every tool available to protect our communities from those who abuse it."

Dig deeper:

A list of examples included in the statement showed some of those who lost their visas had been accused of rape or sexual assault, abuse or sexually exploitation children, fraud and embezzlement, reckless or highly intoxicated driving, and other crimes. In two fraud cases, the subjects scammed millions of dollars from clients or the U.S. government’s Medicaid program.

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One embassy in North Africa also revoked 100 visas from people the State Department alleges came to the United States so their child could be born on U.S. soil. So-called "birth tourism" has been a focus of the Trump administration and the subject of a recent executive order by President Donald Trump. 

Others had their visas revoked for posting messages that federal officials say celebrated the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. 

The Source: Information for this article was taken from the U.S. State Department. This story was reported from Orlando.


 

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