The Trump administration has rescinded 85,000 visas across all categories since President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, a State Department official said on Dec. 9.
The official told The Epoch Times that the revocations, which are more than double the numbers from 2024, include 8,000 students.
“Some of the top reasons why we revoked the visas were DUIs, assaults, and theft, which together account for almost half of the revocations in the past year,” the official said.
“These are people who pose a direct threat to our communities’ safety, and we do not want to have them in our country.”
While the official did not say what the reasons were for the other half of visa revocations this year, the State Department stated in November it had pulled 80,000 visas so far, citing alleged support of terrorism, “actual terrorism,” and overstays in addition to DUIs, assault, theft, and public safety threats….
State Department Has Revoked 85,000 Visas Since January, Official Says
