US state department has canceled over 175,000 visas since Trump’s return to office
Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, listens as Donald Trump speaks on 7 August in Washington DC. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APView image in fullscreenMarco Rubio, the secretary of state, listens as Donald Trump speaks on 7 August in Washington DC. Many followed run-ins with law enforcement, the department said, with assault, drunk driving, theft and drug offenses the leading causes, alongside reckless driving, sexual assault, child abuse and fraud.The state department published an anecdotal cases to bolster its revocation campaign .
- ▪Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, listens as Donald Trump speaks on 7 August in Washington DC.
- ▪Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APView image in fullscreenMarco Rubio, the secretary of state, listens as Donald Trump speaks on 7 August in Washington DC.
- ▪Many followed run-ins with law enforcement, the department said, with assault, drunk driving, theft and drug offenses the leading causes, alongside reckless driving, sexual assault, child abuse and fraud.The state department published an an
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Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, listens as Donald Trump speaks on 7 August in Washington DC. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APView image in fullscreenMarco Rubio, the secretary of state, listens as Donald Trump speaks on 7 August in Washington DC. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APTrump administrationUS state department has canceled over 175,000 visas since Trump’s return to officeRevocations targeted foreign nationals who allegedly broke terms of their visas, says Department of StateJoseph Gedeon in WashingtonTue 11 Aug 2026 11.28 EDTLast modified on Tue 11 Aug 2026 11.29 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US Department of State has canceled more than 175,000 visas since Donald Trump returned to office, quadrupling the pace of revocations under Joe Biden’s final year…
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