US revokes visas of 175,000 foreigners

More than 175,000 foreign nationals have had their visas revoked under US President Donald Trump's administration, Reuters reported, citing the State Department.

The measure was applied to foreigners who "violated the terms of their visas, committed crimes, incited violence against US citizens, defrauded Americans, abused the immigration system or posed a threat to national security."

Most of the visas were revoked after incidents involving law enforcement. The main reasons for this were assaults on citizens, drunk driving, theft and drug-related crimes.

Among those whose visas were revoked were people convicted of more than a dozen crimes, including rape, sexual assault, kidnapping, human trafficking and possession of child sexual abuse material. More than 100 parents who were said to have come to the United States for the purpose of "birth tourism" have also had their visas revoked.

Even several foreigners who "marked" the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, including one who wrote "he died too late," have had their visas revoked. Earlier, the State Department said in January that more than 100,000 visas had been revoked, a record at the time.

The visa revocations are part of a sweeping immigration crackdown that Trump is set to take effect after he returns to the White House in 2025. Even immigrants with valid visas have been deported since then. The administration has also tightened visa procedures, increasing scrutiny of applicants' social media accounts and income.

Trump recently restricted birthright citizenship and banned "birth tourism." It also introduced a $20,000 deposit requirement for tourist and business visas for citizens of 50 countries. 30 of them are African countries, and Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan from Central Asia are on the list. Uzbekistan is not on this list. The State Department reserves the right to expand the list in the future.