The Trump administration is about to begin the largest visa revocation process in American history, the Associated Press reported on Monday afternoon.
JUST IN: Trump administration reportedly plans to revoke business & tourist visas from up to 200,000 asylum seekers.
— Polymarket (@Polymarket) August 24, 2026
🚨 BREAKING: The Trump admin is set to imminently revoke 200,000 tourism and business visas, forcing them to go back to their home countries
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 24, 2026
The VAST majority of these visa holders are FAKE asylum seekers
This is the largest visa revocation in HISTORY. LFG! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/TBQh2HD7Wh
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke B1/B2 tourist and business visas for up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for asylum in the U.S.
— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 24, 2026
The move, potentially the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history, would not automatically mean deportation and is likely… pic.twitter.com/T7JHI7DyPo
The report claims that the State Department will revoke up to 200,000 student and business visas for individuals who have applied for or are actively seeking asylum in the United States by targeting B1 and B2 visas issued over the last decade.
“We are coordinating with DHS to identify and revoke the nonimmigrant 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,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told AP.
AP says that State Department officials have revoked approximately 175,000 visas for individuals who have committed crimes since President Donald Trump took office. The new wave of cancellations would be the largest in history.
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