Trump administration revokes more than 300,000 US visas
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lapresse
Donald Trump’s administration has revoked more than 300,000 US entry visas since the start of his second term, the State Department announced. The figure is up from 175,000 cancellations reported in its 10 August update and comes amid a tougher immigration policy, according to the department and spokesman Tommy Pigott.
US President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked more than 300,000 US entry visas since the start of his second term, the US State Department announced on Tuesday. Department spokesman Tommy Pigott claimed on X that revocations were taking place at an unprecedented rate.
The State Department had reported more than 175,000 visas cancelled since January 2025 in an update published on 10 August. Tommy Pigott said the US was applying “zero tolerance” to foreign nationals who break the law, commit fraud or threaten national security.
The revocation campaign has targeted, among others, foreign pro-Palestinian demonstrators and people who posted comments on social media after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The government has also stepped up checks on the online accounts of migrants and visa applicants.
Human rights advocates condemn what they say are violations of the right to due process and freedom of expression. They say the policy is fuelling fears of racial profiling, particularly in Minnesota’s Somali-American community. The Trump administration has also made some routes to legal immigration more difficult, including by imposing high fees for certain work visas.
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