The United States has revoked more than 175,000 visas issued to foreign nationals as the administration of President Donald Trump intensifies its immigration enforcement campaign.
The U.S. Department of State said the revocations followed continuous vetting of visa holders to ensure compliance with American laws and to identify individuals considered threats to public safety or national security.
In a fact sheet, the department said the administration had also recorded more than three million deportations and 15 consecutive months without releasing a single illegal immigrant into the country.
It further disclosed that 88 denaturalisation cases had been filed, while illegal immigrants had been removed from voter rolls in several states and taxpayer-funded benefits had been terminated for more than 1.4 million illegal immigrants.
According to the State Department, most of the visa revocations followed encounters with law enforcement over offences including assault, driving under the influence, theft and drug-related crimes.
Other offences cited included reckless driving, sexual assault, child abuse, fraud, embezzlement and immigration fraud.
The department also listed cases involving foreign nationals accused of rape, sexual battery, kidnapping, human trafficking, sexual exploitation of minors, child sexual abuse material and domestic violence.
It said a U.S. embassy in North Africa had revoked more than 100 visas issued to parents identified as birth tourists who travelled to the United States primarily to give birth so their children could obtain American citizenship.
Other cases involved a foreign national accused of driving while in possession of heroin while having a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit.
The department also said some visas were revoked over conduct it considered threatening to U.S. foreign policy or public safety. These included foreign nationals who celebrated the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, an individual allegedly linked to a $5 million Medicaid fraud scheme and another accused of falsifying company revenue and documents to obtain a visa.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also determined that some foreign nationals were deportable on foreign policy grounds.
The department said the cases included nationals linked to the Cuban government, Iranian nationals allegedly connected to the Iranian regime, a Laotian child sex offender who had received a pardon from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and a Kuwaiti national accused of threatening violence against the U.S. President.
“Under President Trump and Secretary Rubio’s leadership, the State Department will continue to identify, investigate, and revoke the visas of foreign nationals who threaten the safety of the American people,” the department said.
It added: “A U.S visa is a privilege, not a right. The Department remains committed to using every tool available to protect our communities from those who abuse it.”
The development comes amid repeated warnings by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria to Nigerian visa holders and applicants to comply strictly with American immigration laws.
The Mission has warned that visas could be revoked over criminal activity, overstaying, fraud or conduct considered a threat to public safety.
It has also urged Nigerians to use their visas only for their approved purposes and leave the United States before the expiration of their authorised stay.
“A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right,” the Mission stated, warning that those who violate U.S. laws could face visa revocation and bans on future travel to the country
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