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State Department to revoke 200,000 B1/B2 asylum-seeker visas

8/25/2026

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State Department Revokes visas

The U.S. State Department will begin revoking B-1 business and B-2 tourist visas issued 2016-2026 for up to 200,000 foreign nationals seeking asylum.
Rights groups warn the revocations could breach due-process rights and foster racial profiling of vulnerable asylum seekers.
Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the revocation targets short-term visitors, with Homeland Security helping identify visas.
It creates an asylum category and avoids immediate deportations, marking the largest mass visa cancellation.

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State Department Revokes

The U.S. State Department will begin revoking B1 and B2 visas issued 2016-2026 for up to 200,000 foreign nationals seeking asylum.
President Donald Trump directed the revocations to target birth-tourism visa-fraud schemes that exploit U.S. citizenship for children and immigration benefits.
Tommy Pigott said consular officers are working with international law-enforcement partners to expose birth-tourism networks.
The Birth Tourism and Prevention Task Force has revoked over 750 visas tied to birth-tourism.

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State Department Revokes

The U.S. State Department will begin revoking B-1 and B-2 visas issued 2016-2026 for up to 200,000 asylum seekers.
Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau posted on X that the public is fed up with bogus asylum claims, citing a 2015 Colombian tourist-visa case.
Revocations will proceed on a rolling basis coordinated with the Department of Homeland Security.
Officials say the action should not trigger immediate deportations of affected individuals.

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Rights groups warned that the mass revocation of B-1 and B-2 visas could violate due-process protections and foster racial profiling of vulnerable asylum seekers, as reported by left-leaning sources.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center- and Right-leaning coverage.

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State Department Revokes visas

The U.S. State Department will begin revoking B-1 business and B-2 tourist visas issued 2016-2026 for up to 200,000 foreign nationals seeking asylum.
Rights groups warn the revocations could breach due-process rights and foster racial profiling of vulnerable asylum seekers.
Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the revocation targets short-term visitors, with Homeland Security helping identify visas.
It creates an asylum category and avoids immediate deportations, marking the largest mass visa cancellation.

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