US State Department Reports Over 175,000 Visa Revocations Under Trump Administration

The US State Department announced on Monday, August 10, 2026, that more than 175,000 visas have been revoked since President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025. The department stated that the majority of these revocations resulted from law enforcement encounters involving criminal activities, specifically citing assault, driving under the influence, theft, and drug related offenses as primary causes. Other reasons for revocation included visa term violations, fraud, embezzlement, child abuse, sexual violence, and threats to national security.

According to a State Department spokesperson, more than 100,000 visas were revoked in 2025, which set a record at the time. The current figures indicate that the administration is on pace to exceed that record in 2026. While the department did not provide a full breakdown by nationality, it highlighted cases involving nationals from North African countries, as well as deportable cases involving Iranian, Kuwaiti, Cuban, and Laotian nationals. Specific actions included the revocation of over 100 visas from parents in North Africa accused of birth tourism and the revocation of visas from individuals who celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Outlets with a center left lean framed these revocations as part of a sweeping immigration crackdown and noted that human rights experts have condemned the administration's expanded social media screening as a threat to free speech. Outlets with a center right lean framed the event as the administration pressing ahead with its immigration policies while noting that the 2026 totals are on pace for a new record.