US to Revoke Tourist and Business Visas for Asylum Claimants (2016–2026)
TL;DR
The State Department said it will revoke B1/B2 tourist and business visas for people who claimed asylum after arriving in the U.S., applying to visas issued between 2016 and 2026 and coordinated with DHS as part of ongoing migration controls, a move tied to broader immigration crackdowns under the current administration.
Topics:nationimmigration#asylum#immigration#immigration-policy#passports-and-visas#us-department-of-state
- State Dept. to revoke tourist, business visas for those who claimed asylum The Washington Post
- U.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history, up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say NPR
- Trump Administration to Target Visas of Up To 200,000 Foreign Citizens Applying for Asylum The New York Times
- Trump administration plans to revoke 200,000 visas of asylum seekers The Guardian
- Trump admin moving to revoke visas from potentially hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers CNN
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