Trump administration revoked more than 6,000 student visas, State Dept says

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

August 18, 2025 2:58 PM EDT Updated 1 hour ago


WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The administration of President Donald Trump has revoked more than 6,000 student visas for overstays and breaking the law, including a small minority for "support for terrorism," a State Department official said on Monday.

The move, first reported by Fox Digital, comes as the Trump administration has adopted a particularly hard-line approach toward student visas as part of its immigration crackdown, tightening social media vetting and expanding screening. Directives from the State Department this year have ordered U.S. diplomats abroad to be vigilant against any applicants whom Washington may see as hostile to the United States and with a history of political activism.

Around 4,000 visas were canceled because the visitors broke the law, with the vast majority being assault, the official said. Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and burglary were other offenses, the official added. About 200 to 300 visas were revoked for terrorism, the official said, citing a rule about visa ineligibility under the State Department's Foreign Affairs Manual.

The rule identifies ineligibility grounds generally as "engaging in terrorist activities" and "having certain links to terrorist organizations." The official did not say which groups the students whose visas have been revoked were in support of.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-revoked-more-than-6000-student-visas-state-dept-says-2025-08-18/

[wiggs]

1. If the Visas had expired, how can they revoke them? nt

[maxsolomon]

2. This is what America wanted.

Don't want no dang furriners thinkin they're better'n us.

[live love laugh]

3. The numbersmake no sense...more than 80% of the visa group committed crimes? That is just not believable.

[Polybius]

4. They could be counting tiny things

Such as parking violations and the like.

[live love laugh]

7. That's still not believable.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. I would retaliate if I were other countries that are hosting American students. Can't wait until one

revokes some American visas to hear what TSF will say.

[OldBaldy1701E]

6. Yeah, about that.

The rule identifies ineligibility grounds generally as "engaging in terrorist activities" and "having certain links to terrorist organizations.

Yeah like getting out the vote against that orange gibbon. That qualifies as "engaging in terrorist activities" to these rethugs.

And, being a Democratic Party member is "having certain links to terrorist organizations".