Ken Akpan
No fewer than 80,000 non-immigrant visas have thus far been revoked since the second term inauguration of Donald Trump as the United States' (US) President on January 20, 2025.
A senior State Department official confirmed this on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, saying the visas were revoked for offences ranging from driving under influence, to assault and theft.
The extent of the revocations reflects a broad immigration crackdown initiated when Trump came into office, deporting an unprecedented number of migrants including some who held valid visas.
The administration has also adopted a stricter policy on granting visas, with tightened social media vetting and expanded screening.
About 16,000 of the visa revocations were tied to cases of driving under the influence, while about 12,000 were for assault and another 8,000 for theft.
“These three crimes accounted for almost half of revocations this year,” the senior State Department official spoke on the condition of anonymity.
In August, 2025, a State Department spokesperson said the U.S. had revoked more than 6,000 student visas for overstays and breaking the law, including a small number for “support for terrorism.”
The department, in October, 2025, also disclosed that it had revoked the visas of at least six people over social media comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio in May 2025, said he had revoked the visas of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people, including students, because of involvement in activities that he said went against the US foreign policy priorities.
Directives from the State Department this year have ordered US diplomats abroad to be vigilant against any applicants seen as hostile to the country and with a history of political activism.
Trump administration officials had earlier in the year, stated that student visa and green card holders were subject to deportation over their support for Palestinians and criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza, calling their actions a threat to the US foreign policy and accusing them of being pro-Hamas.
