State Department to cancel tens of thousands of visas held by asylum seekers

The State Department is preparing to revoke tourist and business visas issued between 2016 and 2026 to foreign nationals who have sought or are actively seeking asylum.

A member of Trump's top team says people in the US and all over the world are "fed up with bogus asylum claims".

The State Department is reportedly looking to revoke the visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who sought asylum after entering on tourist or business visas, in what could be the largest mass visa revocation in US history.

The move is the latest in the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. If it happens, the move would mark the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history.

The state department will revoke B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026, whose holders have sought or are now seeking asylum Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it planned to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the US, marking its la

The US state department has declined to comment on the number of visas that may be revoked.

If the action happens, it will be the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history, AP reports.

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to revoke B1 and B2 visas held by up to 200,000 foreigners who applied for asylum in the United States.

The US government plans to revoke B1/B2 visas for 200,000 asylum seekers. Learn what this mass US visa revocation means for Nigerians and other foreign nat

The Trump administration plans to revoke up to 200,000 business and tourism visas held by people who've sought asylum in the U.S., AP first reported on Monday. Why it matters: It would be the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history and would likely trigger legal challenges. What they're saying: "We are coordinati