United States revokes more than 300,000 visas during Trump's second term

WASHINGTON. — President Donald Trump's administration has revoked more than 300,000 U.S. visas during his second term, the State Department announced on Tuesday, a sign of the accelerating pace of its immigration crackdown.

The figure, reported by Reuters, marks a sharp jump from the more than 175,000 revoked visas the Department had reported on August 10, and is tens of thousands above the total known at the end of September. The government itself acknowledges the pace of cancellations has intensified in recent weeks.

Announcing the number on X, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the Trump administration "has revoked more visas at a faster pace than any administration in history." Pigott said there is "zero tolerance" for foreigners in the country on visas who break the law, commit fraud or undermine national security.

According to the Department, the revocations were applied as a consequence of criminal activity, public-safety threats or immigration violations such as fraud or misrepresentation. Among them, at least 4,000 were linked to so-called "birth tourism," according to press reports cited by the New York Post.

Rights advocates have questioned the crackdown. They warn that due process and free speech have been undermined, with revocations against pro-Palestinian protesters and against foreigners over social media comments about the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. They also point to tightened social media screening of visa applicants and racial profiling, as denounced by the Somali American community in Minnesota.

Trump has said his immigration crackdown and deportation drive aim to improve national security, while critics argue a climate of fear has been created among minorities.

Photo: New York Post

Source: Reuters.