US state department has canceled over 175,000 visas since Trump’s return to office

Published August 11, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Revocations targeted foreign nationals who allegedly broke terms of their visas, says Department of State

The US Department of State has canceled more than 175,000 visas since Donald Trump returned to office, quadrupling the pace of revocations under Joe Biden’s final year in the White House, according to a new tally released by the department this week.

Details

The announcement said the revocations targeted foreign nationals who allegedly broke the terms of their visas, committed crimes, called for violence against Americans, defrauded US citizens, abused the immigration system or endangered national security. Many followed run-ins with law enforcement, the department said, with assault, drunk driving, theft and drug offenses the leading causes, alongside reckless driving, sexual assault, child abuse and fraud.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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