The US Department of State has revoked more than 175,000 visas held by foreign nationals as part of an ongoing immigration crackdown.
According to the State Department, the visas were revoked from individuals who violated visa terms, committed crimes, called for violence against US citizens, defrauded Americans, abused the immigration system or endangered national security.
The majority of the revocations followed law enforcement encounters involving criminal activity, primarily assault, driving under the influence, theft and drug-related offences. A significant number of visas were also revoked for reckless driving, sexual assault, child abuse, fraud, embezzlement and other crimes, the department said.
The revocations are the result of continuous vetting operations intended to ensure that visa recipients comply with their visa terms and do not pose a threat to Americans.
A US embassy in North Africa revoked more than 100 visas from “birth tourist” parents who travelled to the United States primarily to give birth so that their children would obtain US citizenship.
The visas of multiple foreign nationals who celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk were also revoked. One said, “when fascists die, democrats don’t complain,” while another said he “died too late.”
US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot on September 11, 2025, while speaking at a Utah university, Reuters reported.
The State Department further said Secretary of State Marco Rubio has determined that numerous foreign nationals are deportable on foreign policy grounds. They include a Cuban national connected to a Cuban communist regime influence operation, Iranian nationals with connections to the Iranian regime, a Laotian child sex offender pardoned by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and a Kuwaiti national who wished violence against the US president and called Americans his “enemy.”
Donald Trump has launched an aggressive crackdown on both legal and illegal immigration during his second term, vowing to deport the “worst of the worst” from the country.
