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Up to 200,000 asylum seekers face US visa revocation

US Visa

B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 are being targeted for revocation.

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What you need to know:

  • Trump has pursued an aggressive immigration crackdown
  • Rights groups say crackdown has violated free speech, due process rights
  • State Dept says it will coordinate with DHS to revoke visas

President Donald Trump's administration said on Monday it planned to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the US, marking its latest step in a sweeping immigration crackdown.

A State Department spokesman said it was coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security "to identify and revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently."