A United States visa and passport entry stamps. (Image: Nxr-at / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0)
President Donald Trump's administration has revoked more than 300,000 U.S. visas during his second term, the State Department announced on Tuesday, as the federal government's sweeping immigration crackdown continues to accelerate.
The figure marks a sharp escalation. In an update issued on August 10, the State Department put the number of revocations since Trump's current term began in January 2025 at just over 175,000. Last month, the department confirmed the total had reached 250,000 — meaning roughly 50,000 more visas have been pulled in a matter of weeks.
Announcing the milestone on X, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the administration "has revoked more visas at a faster pace than any administration in history." He added: "We have zero tolerance for foreigners here on visas who break the law, commit fraud, or undermine our national security."
According to a State Department official cited by the New York Post, the revocations were imposed for criminal activity, threats to public safety, or immigration violations such as fraud or misrepresentation. At least 4,000 visas were revoked from foreign nationals who engaged in or facilitated "birth tourism." Of the visas pulled in 2025, officials said about a quarter involved assaults or related crimes, 22% involved driving under the influence, 7% theft, and 7% substance abuse or distribution.
The administration says the crackdown and its parallel deportation drive are about domestic security. Rights advocates counter that the campaign has violated due process and free-speech rights and created an unsafe environment, particularly for ethnic minorities, who have raised concerns about racial profiling.
Revocations condemned by advocates include those of pro-Palestinian foreign protesters demonstrating against Israel's attacks on Gaza, and of foreigners targeted over social media comments about the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Alongside revocations, the administration has tightened social media screening of immigrants and visa applicants and imposed steep new fees on certain work visas.
With the November midterms two weeks away, immigration enforcement remains the centerpiece of the president's case to voters — and, his critics argue, a measure of how far that case now reaches into legal immigration as well as illegal entry.