The State Department has revoked more than 300,000 visas since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, the department’s spokesman said Tuesday.
“With over 300,000 revocations, the Trump administration has revoked more visas at a faster pace than any administration in history,” spokesman Tommy Pigott wrote on his official X account Tuesday morning. The New York Post first reported the total.
Why visas were pulled
A State Department official told the Post the revocations followed criminal activity, threats to public safety or immigration violations such as fraud or misrepresentation.
- Birth tourism: At least 4,000 visas were revoked from foreign nationals the department says took part in or helped arrange birth tourism, travel meant to give birth in the United States.
- 2025 breakdown: About a quarter of last year’s revocations involved assault or related crimes. Another 22% involved drunken driving, 7% theft and 7% drug use or distribution, according to the Post.
- Pace: Last month the department put the total at about 250,000, so roughly 50,000 more have been revoked since then.
- Nationalities: The department has not said which countries the visa holders came from.
What the department said
“Let the message be clear: we have zero tolerance for foreigners here on visas who break the law, commit fraud, or undermine our national security,” Pigott wrote.
In a statement quoted by the Post, he added, “We are taking, and will continue to take, action to keep our borders, and our nation, secure.”
A visa lets a foreign national travel to the United States for a set purpose, such as study, work or tourism. A revoked visa can no longer be used to enter the country.
Sources: State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott on X, Oct. 20; New York Post.
