100,000 US visas revoked: State Department launches record immigration crackdown
The US State Department has revoked more than 100,000 visas in 2025, the highest annual total on record. The figure is more than double the roughly 40,000 revocations reported in 2024.The department said the increase follows a January 2025 executive order signed by President Donald Trump, which reinstated stricter foreign-vetting rules and expanded post-issuance checks. The revocations span several visa categories.
Officials said about 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialised work visas were cancelled. These cases involved visa holders who had encounters with US law enforcement for criminal activity.
