U.S. government plans massive visa revocation for asylum seekers

The United States government, under the administration of President Donald Trump, announced on Monday and Tuesday plans to revoke non-immigrant B1 and B2 visas held by foreign nationals who have applied for asylum. The U.S. State Department, represented by spokesperson Tommy Pigott, confirmed that officials are collaborating with the Department of Homeland Security to identify individuals who entered the country as temporary visitors but subsequently sought permanent residency through asylum claims. Authorities maintain that obtaining a visa with the intent to claim asylum constitutes visa fraud.

While the State Department has not officially confirmed the total number of affected individuals, media reports, including information cited by the Associated Press, suggest that up to 200,000 visas could be revoked. If this figure is accurate, it would represent the largest single mass visa revocation in U.S. history. Officials noted that the process will be implemented gradually and did not provide a specific timeline for individual revocations. The move serves as a significant escalation in the administration's ongoing crackdown on immigration policies.