Trump administration moves to revoke visas for hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers
The Trump administration is moving to revoke nonimmigrant visas from foreigners who entered the U.S. on temporary visas (like tourism or business) but then sought asylum to stay long-term, a rolling process that could affect around 200,000 people per AP reporting. The State Department says revocations will be identified in coordination with Homeland Security and won’t happen in one swoop, grounded in the idea that obtaining a visa to seek asylum is fraud. The policy follows other restrictions on asylum and a directive instructing consular officers to ask two questions about fear of persecution. The State Department has already revoked more than 175,000 visas since Trump began his second term, as part of broader immigration safeguards.
