Trump Administration Revokes More Than 300,000 U.S. Visas

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked more than 300,000 U.S. visas so far during his second term, as part of an intensified crackdown on immigration. According to figures released by the U.S. Department of State, the government is strictly enforcing a policy of “zero tolerance” toward unlawful activities in the country.

Tommy Pigott, a spokesperson for the State Department, released the latest figures on the social media platform X, saying that the Trump administration had revoked visas at a faster rate and in greater numbers than any other U.S. administration in history. An earlier update issued on August 10 had put the number of visas revoked since the beginning of Trump’s second term in January 2025 at 175,000.

President Donald Trump has said that the primary objective of his sweeping immigration crackdown and deportation campaign is to improve the domestic and national security of the American people. The spokesperson added that strict action would be taken without exception against foreign nationals residing in the United States on visas who violate the law, are found to be involved in fraud or pose a threat to national security.

Meanwhile, prominent human rights activists and organizations have expressed serious concern over the crackdown. They argue that the hard-line policy has undermined legal protections and freedom of expression, creating an atmosphere of insecurity, particularly for ethnic minorities. Concerns have also grown over the possibility of racial profiling and the targeting of people on the basis of their ethnicity.

According to reports, some of the visa revocations that have drawn particularly strong condemnation involve foreign pro-Palestinian demonstrators who protested against Israeli attacks on Gaza, as well as foreign nationals who commented on social media about the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. In addition to efforts to deport foreign demonstrators, the Trump administration has significantly tightened social media screening for immigrants and visa applicants. Human rights activists have also accused the government of using national security as a pretext to target critics and of using fraud cases to collectively target large immigrant communities, including Somali Americans in Minnesota. Although Trump emphasized during his 2024 election campaign that his priority was to curb illegal immigration, his current administration has also made legal immigration more difficult, including by imposing substantial fees on certain types of work visas.