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The Trump administration on Monday announced it has revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals, claiming violations of the terms of the documents related to criminal activity and calls for violence against U.S. citizens, among other allegations.
The State Department said the majority of the canceled visas were the result of “law enforcement encounters,” which has raised concern among some immigration lawyers that the Trump administration is revoking visas for minor encounters or for charges that did not go through the judicial process.
The announcement marked an increase in visa revocations compared with the previous year, representing more than 10,000 visa cancellations per month in 2026, compared with more than 8,000 visa cancellations over the course of 2025. The Trump administration announced in January it had revoked more than 100,000 visas over the course of the previous year.
The administration is framing its visa revocations “as a result of the State Department’s continuous vetting operations, which ensure that visa recipients abide by the terms of their visa and do not endanger Americans.”
“The majority of these visas were revoked due to law enforcement encounters for a range of criminal activity, with assault, driving under the influence, theft, and drug crimes being the leading causes. A significant share of visas were revoked for reckless driving, sexual assault, child abuse, fraud and embezzlement, and other crimes,” the State Department said in a statement.
“Under President Trump and Secretary Rubio’s leadership, the State Department will continue to identify, investigate, and revoke the visas of foreign nationals who threaten the safety of the American people.”
Among the examples provided by the State Department were “multiple foreign nationals who celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk,” a prominent right-wing political activist who was killed in September 2025. The State Department said visas were revoked for individuals who stated “when fascists die, democrats don’t complain,” and another who said Kirk “died too late.”
Other high-profile visa revocations include 42-year-old Tou Lue Vang, a father of six who was deported to Laos last month by the Department of Homeland Security. Vang was pardoned by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz a few weeks earlier over a 2005 conviction of sexually abusing a child. The State Department said Vang was deported on “foreign policy grounds.”
Others deported on “foreign policy grounds” include foreign nationals from Cuba for ties to the communist regime, Iranians in the U.S. with ties to the Iranian regime and a Kuwaiti national who “wished for violence against” the president and U.S. and called Americans his “enemy,” the State Department said.
Other visa revocations and deportation determinations listed by the State Department include foreign nationals arrested or charged with sexual assaults or sexual abuse — including against minors –— and kidnapping, human trafficking, charges for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, and allegations of fraud.
The State Department also said a U.S. Embassy in North Africa revoked more than 100 visas for “birth tourist” parents who came to the U.S. primarily to give birth so their children would gain U.S. citizenship.
“A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right. The Department remains committed to using every tool available to protect our communities from those who abuse it,” the State Department said.
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