Overview

• The State Department told the Associated Press it is continuously evaluating records for more than 55 million visa holders, with revocations possible for overstays, crimes, public-safety threats or terrorism links.
• Reviews now draw on social-media activity plus law-enforcement and foreign immigration data, and new interview rules require applicants to disable privacy settings on devices for inspection.
• Officials report revoking more than double last year’s total since January, including roughly 6,000 student visas, about 4,000 for law violations and 200–300 for terrorism-related reasons.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an immediate pause on issuing work visas to commercial truck drivers, with a subsequent review of screening protocols for that category.
• The enforcement push has prompted reactions and measurable effects, including a Chinese complaint over student treatment at U.S. airports and a Pew estimate of a 1.4 million decline in the immigrant population from January to June.