State Department Revokes 250,000 Visas, Including 2,300 Linked to Birth Tourism
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 30
State Department Revokes 250,000 Visas, Including 2,300 Linked to Birth Tourism
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 30
Summary
More than 250,000 visas have been revoked since Donald Trump took office, with the State Department calling it a historic expansion of continuous vetting.
The crackdown targeted visa holders accused of overstays, crimes, fraud, support for violence or terrorism, immigration-system abuse and other national security risks.
At least 2,300 revocations were tied to birth tourism, and another 27 visas were canceled Monday for Latin American officials and relatives accused of corruption.
The push is still widening: the administration has been preparing to revoke up to 200,000 B1 and B2 visas held by foreigners who later applied for asylum in the U.S.
The latest total builds on August's report of more than 175,000 revocations, most tied to law-enforcement encounters involving assault, DUI, theft and drug crimes.