Overview

• Officials confirmed that all current U.S. visa holders are subject to ongoing checks for potential ineligibility, though not all records are under active review at once.
• Reviews look for overstays, criminal conduct, public‑safety threats, terrorist activity or support for terrorism, using social media along with law‑enforcement and immigration records.
• Since January, more than 6,000 student visas have been revoked, including roughly 4,000 tied to legal infractions and about 200–300 linked to terrorism‑related concerns.
• The effort marks an expansion beyond earlier re‑screenings focused on student protest activity, with officials signaling heightened scrutiny of student visas.
• Separately, federal agencies moved to screen for "anti‑American" views and antisemitism in immigration benefit reviews, while courts have intervened in some high‑profile visa cases.