The Trump administration is revoking hundreds of thousands of visas from foreign nationals.
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VINCEAug 25, 2026
As of August 25, 2026, the State Department had said it revoked more than 175,000 visas, and AP reported on the same day that the administration was preparing to revoke up to 200,000 more business and tourism visas, so the claim is broadly supported.
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What was said
… We reach some sort of, like, you know, MAGA wavelength. It's incredible. Like, suddenly America gets better when we're all drinking it. All right, let's, ah, let's get into some of the breaking news. Some other good news. Ah, overnight, the Trump administration is now yanking hundreds of thousands. That's actually, that's real. Hundreds of thousands of visas from foreign nationals. They're calling it the largest mass visa revocation in American history. Oh, well, do tell. Here's the report from Fox. Cut to watch. …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The State Department said on August 10, 2026 that it had revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals under the Trump administration.[1][3]
Supports. AP reported on August 25, 2026 that the administration was preparing to announce revocations of up to 200,000 business and tourism visas held by foreigners who applied for or are seeking asylum, citing State Department documents and officials.[2][5][6]
Context. The 175,000 figure is somewhat short of 'hundreds of thousands' on its own, and the 200,000 action was described as unannounced and subject to change ('unless challenged or revised'), so the claim leans on a planned expansion.[2][6][7]
Context. Later reporting from October 2026 says the administration had revoked over 300,000 visas, which postdates the claim and does not change its status as of August 25.[4][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Trump administration has revoked more than 175000 visas ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump's Supreme Court win on mail voting, US mass visa ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3State Department Revokes More Than 175000 Visasstate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4How President Trump Ended the Border Invasion and ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5Trump administration to revoke visas of short-term visitors seeking asylumbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 6Trump admin moving to revoke visas from potentially hundreds ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 7US to target 200,000 foreigners in nation's largest mass visa revocationwashingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Trump administration says it has revoked over 300,000 visasrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
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