{"id":5939,"date":"2026-08-24T23:12:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T23:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5939"},"modified":"2026-08-24T23:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T23:12:43","slug":"u-s-prepares-largest-mass-visa-revocation-in-history-targeting-up-to-200000-foreigners-who-are-seeking-asylum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5939","title":{"rendered":"U.S. prepares largest mass visa revocation in history, targeting up to 200,000 foreigners who are seeking asylum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Unless challenged\u00a0or revised, the State Department is expected to announce in the coming weeks the revocation of so-called B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have\u00a0sought asylumor are now seeking asylum, according to State Department documents obtained by The Associated Press and two U.S. officials. The action will be taken in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5937\">Zcash soars to eight-year high amid crypto rally, and hopes of an ETF approval<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are coordinating with DHS to identify and revoke the nonimmigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently,\u201d said State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He declined to comment on the number of visas that might be revoked, saying \u201cas the process will be ongoing, the number of revocations remains dynamic and will be done on a rolling basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The revocations would not necessarily result in their immediate deportation, the officials said. Most of those with asylum cases currently pending would be recategorized but would lose their status as business or tourism travelers, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the revocations are not final yet.<\/p>\n<p>Since President Donald Trump took office for his second term last year, his administration has steadily ramped up restrictions on visa applicants \u2014 demanding more information about their social media histories, requiring the posting of expensive bonds for the processing of visas, and outright banning the issuance of visas to citizens of certain countries.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a social media post on Monday, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau called out people who he said try to use tourist and business visas to get into the United States and then apply for asylum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople in the US and all over the world are fed up with bogus asylum claims,\u201d Landau wrote on X. \u201cAsylum isn\u2019t supposed to be a loophole to circumvent immigration law.\u201d Landau cited the case of a Colombian citizen who came to the U.S. in 2015 on a tourist visa and then applied for asylum.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5935\">Lender credits: How they work, and how to weigh the benefits against the risks<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>B1 visas are generally issued for business trips and B2 visas are generally issued for tourism, family visits or medical care. It was not immediately clear from the documents or the officials how many of these visa holders are seeking or have sought asylum in the United States and would be affected by the revocations.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Current applicants for B1 and B2 visas are asked to affirm that they will not apply for asylum in the United States and prove that they intend to return to their home countries.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the past 18 months, the State Department has revoked about 175,000 visas for people who have been convicted or accused of crimes ranging from drunken driving to rape and robbery, as well as for people who have spoken out publicly against U.S. policies, particularly in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The administration has also moved to crack down on so-called birth tourism, a practice the administration claims is used by foreign pregnant women to come to the United States to give birth so that their child will benefit from\u00a0birthright citizenship. Trump has tried several times to end birthright citizenship, but those challenges have been rejected by courts, including the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The State Department documents obtained by the AP suggest screening of current B1 and B2 visa holders began after the State Department received information about asylum requests from the Citizen and Immigration Service.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5933\">The Best Sunscreens of 2026: From Daily Wear to Beach Days<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department is expected to announce the revocation of B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have sought asylum or are now seeking asylum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[592],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asylum"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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