Overview
- The department announced more than 100,000 revocations in 2025, including about 8,000 student visas and roughly 2,500 specialized work visas.
- Officials cited criminal conduct and visa-condition violations such as assault, robbery, DUI, drug offenses and overstays, and said deportations will continue.
- The 2025 total more than doubled the roughly 40,000 visas revoked in 2024, according to figures referenced in the new announcement and subsequent reporting.
- Most affected were tourists and business travelers who overstayed, according to Fox News citing a State Department official, which also reported specifics such as hundreds of student drug cases and many DUIs among specialized workers.
- The announcement follows expanded background checks, social‑media reviews and a new continuous‑vetting program, with DHS separately reporting more than 605,000 removals in 2025 and a review of 55 million current visa holders underway.