- The Trump administration is reportedly planning to rescind up to 200,000 business and tourism visas, potentially marking the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history, the Associated Press reports.
- State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott confirmed that the agency is working with the Department of Homeland Security to identify and revoke visas held by foreign nationals who entered the US as short-term visitors but later applied for asylum in an attempt to remain in the country permanently.
- The mass cancellation would apply to individuals who were issued B1 or B2 visas between 2016 and 2026 and later applied for asylum, according to the AP.
- The proposed policy is expected to face swift legal challenges in court, following previous judicial decisions that struck down other administration immigration efforts.
- Since Donald Trump took office, his administration has already revoked over 175,000 visas, quadrupling the pace recorded during the final year of the Biden administration.
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