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The United States has revoked more than 100,000 visas in the first year since President Donald Trump took office with an anti-immigration platform, a record figure, the government reported on Monday.
The State Department indicated that thousands of visas were revoked due to the commission of crimes, including assault and driving under the influence of alcohol.
"The Trump administration has no higher priority than protecting U.S. citizens and defending the sovereignty of the United States," declared State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott.
The number of visas rendered void since the second inauguration of Republican Trump on January 20, 2025, is two and a half times higher than in 2024, when Democrat Joe Biden was president.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio proudly highlighted the revocation of student visas for those who protested against Israel.
Rubio utilized a McCarthy-era law that allows the United States to prohibit the entry of foreigners deemed contrary to U.S. foreign policy, although some of the high-profile individuals affected managed to successfully challenge deportation orders in court.
The State Department reported that 8,000 of the revoked visas belonged to students.
The Trump administration has also tightened controls for obtaining visas, including reviewing applicants' social media posts.
Visa revocations are part of a broader campaign of mass deportations by the Trump administration, carried out aggressively through an increase in the number of federal agents.
The Department of Homeland Security reported last month that the Trump administration has deported more than 605,000 people and that another 2.5 million left the country voluntarily.
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