Overview
- A senior State Department official said the total includes roughly 16,000 tied to DUI, about 12,000 for assaults, and around 8,000 for theft, nearly half of all revocations.
- About 8,000 cancellations involved student visas, according to the official.
- The department says it revokes visas when indicators suggest ineligibility such as overstays, criminal activity, public-safety threats, terrorist activity, or support for terrorist groups.
- Spokesman Tommy Pigott said the administration will not hesitate to pull visas from foreigners who undermine U.S. laws or threaten national security.
- Officials have also cited social media conduct, saying at least six visas were revoked over posts about the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk.