The United States (U.S) State Department has revealed that the administration of President Donald Trump has recorded more than 300,000 visa revocations since January 2025.
The new total figure of visa revocations under Trump is more than 125,000 above the figure reported in August, when the department counted more than 175,000.
Another update put the count at 250,000 in late September. The pace is accelerating.
A department official said the majority were revoked for criminal activity or public safety concerns, including 25 percent for assault and related crimes and 22 percent for drunk driving. Theft and substance offenses each accounted for 7 percent. More than 4,000 involved so-called birth tourism, up from 2,300 in September.
Spokesman for the State Department, Tommy Pigott, said the administration has revoked more visas at a faster pace than any administration in history. That is the department’s own characterization, and the announcement did not include a comparison with earlier administrations’ figures.
Pigott, taking to his social media account, said that the visa revocations move under the Trump administration targeted foreign nationals in the U.S on visas who had broken the law, committed fraud, or posed threats to national security.
“We have zero tolerance for foreigners here on visas who break the law, commit fraud or undermine our national security,” Pigott said in a post on X.
Another email from the State Department and sent to the press also reads: “We are taking, and will continue to take, action to keep our borders, and our nation, secure. The vast majority of these revocations were due to criminal activity, public safety concerns, immigration violations, fraud or misrepresentation, or other information indicating the individual was no longer eligible for a visa.”
“More than 4,000 of the revocations were for aliens who engaged in or facilitated birth tourism,” the official said. “Of [the visas revoked], the majority were revoked for criminal activity or other public safety concerns, including 25 percent for assault and related crimes and 22 percent for driving under the influence. Seven percent were based on theft, and another 7 percent for substance abuse or distribution.”
In January, the department said it had revoked more than 100,000 visas, a record at the time.
The administration has also adopted a stricter visa policy, tightening social media vetting and expanding screening.
Rights advocates and experts have condemned the Trump administration’s social media screening efforts, which they say threaten free speech and are akin to surveillance and the singling out of immigrants.
