The administration of United States President Donald Trump has revoked more than 300,000 visas since he began his second term in January 2025, the US State Department has disclosed.
The department’s spokesman, Tommy Pigott, announced the figure on Tuesday, saying the administration had accelerated visa revocations as part of its broader immigration crackdown.
In a statement posted on X, Pigott said the administration had revoked more than 300,000 visas “at a faster pace than any administration in history.”
He added that the government maintained zero tolerance for foreign nationals on visas who broke the law, committed fraud or undermined national security.
The latest figure marks a significant increase from the more than 175,000 visa revocations reported by the State Department in an update issued on August 10.
Trump has defended his administration’s immigration policies, arguing that stricter enforcement and deportations are necessary to strengthen domestic security.
However, rights advocates have criticized the measures, warning that they could undermine due process and free-speech protections while creating an increasingly hostile environment for immigrants, particularly ethnic minorities.
Among the cases that have drawn criticism are visa revocations involving foreign nationals who participated in pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
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The administration has also faced scrutiny over actions against foreign nationals over their social media comments concerning the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Beyond visa cancellations and deportations, the Trump administration has introduced stricter social media screening measures for immigrants and visa applicants.
Rights advocates have accused the government of using national security concerns to target critics and citing isolated cases of fraud to justify broader scrutiny of immigrant communities, including Somali Americans in Minnesota.
Although Trump campaigned in 2024 on a pledge to curb illegal immigration, his administration has also introduced measures that make legal immigration more difficult, including higher fees for certain work visas.
The latest figures highlight the administration’s continued drive to tighten immigration enforcement amid an ongoing debate over national security, civil liberties and the rights of foreign nationals in the United States.
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