US plans sweeping B-1/B-2 visa revocation for asylum seekers
TL;DR
The US State Department plans to revoke B-1/B-2 visas issued 2016–2026 for people who have sought asylum or are currently seeking asylum, potentially affecting up to about 200,000 individuals in what could be the largest mass visa revocation in US history. The move is part of a broader immigration crackdown and would strip temporary visitor status from some without automatically ending asylum proceedings, likely triggering legal challenges and deterring future asylum claims.
- Trump plans largest mass visa cancellation in history: Who will it affect? Al Jazeera
- U.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history, up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say NPR
- Trump admin moving to revoke visas from potentially hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers CNN
- State Dept. to revoke tourist, business visas for those who claimed asylum The Washington Post
- Trump administration plans to revoke 200,000 visas of asylum seekers The Guardian
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Al Jazeera