President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked over 300,000 US visas during his second term, the State Department said on Tuesday (Oct 20) as the federal government continues its sweeping immigration crackdown.
Trump says his immigration crackdown and deportation drive aim to improve domestic security. Rights advocates say the crackdown has violated due process and free speech rights has created an unsafe environment, particularly for ethnic minorities, who have raised concerns about racial profiling.
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the Trump administration had zero tolerance for foreigners here on visas who break the law, commit fraud, or undermine their national security.
Among visa revocations particularly condemned by rights advocates are those of pro-Palestinian foreign protesters demonstrating against US ally Israel’s attacks on Gaza and of foreigners over their social media comments about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
In addition to attempts to deport foreign protesters, the Trump administration has enforced tightened social media screening of immigrants and visa applicants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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