Overview

• The State Department says findings of ineligibility will trigger visa revocation and, for those inside the country, removal proceedings, with tourists, students and workers all in scope including some outside the U.S.
• An official clarified the 55 million records are subject to ongoing scrutiny rather than simultaneous active review, with intensified focus reported on students.
• Since January, visa cancellations have more than doubled, including over 6,000 student visas revoked and roughly 200–300 tied to terrorism-related concerns.
• The review incorporates social media activity plus domestic and foreign law-enforcement and immigration records, aided by new device-privacy requirements that expand data access.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an immediate halt to worker visas for commercial truck drivers, and China lodged complaints over reports of its students being interrogated and repatriated.