The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who applied for or are currently seeking asylum in the United States.
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The Rob Carson ShowAug 25, 2026
As of 2026-08-25, the administration was preparing to revoke business and tourism visas held by foreigners who applied for or were seeking asylum. The State Department confirmed the plan, while the figure of up to 200,000 comes from AP's reporting on State Department documents and officials, not from a State Department number.
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… Does anybody remember that? Yeah, well, it's because they are. It's, it's because they are. So there is, there is that. Trump administration preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who applied for or are currently seeking asylum in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. History and would likely face legal challenges, but at least it's finally being challenged, because we have been be slapped by the Third World for a very long time. …
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Supports. Reuters reports that a State Department spokesman said on August 24 that it planned to revoke non-immigrant visas of foreigners who applied for or are seeking asylum, coordinating with DHS.[1]
Supports. AP, citing State Department documents and two U.S. officials, reports the administration is preparing to revoke B1/B2 business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who applied for or are seeking asylum, which would be the largest such revocation in U.S. history.[2][3]
Supports. WSJ quotes State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott saying the State Department and DHS are reviewing all B-1 and B-2 visas, confirming the planned action.[4]
Context. The State Department did not specify the number of visas to be revoked; the 200,000 figure rests on AP's reporting of internal documents, so the 'up to 200,000' magnitude is attributed rather than officially confirmed.[1][5]
Context. Later coverage (November 1–2) still describes the revocation as planned or being prepared and reports no completed action, consistent with the claim being a description of a pending plan.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Trump administration plans to revoke visas of foreigners seeking asylumreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials sayapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3U.S. preparing for largest mass visa revocation in historynbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump Administration Prepares to Revoke Up to 200,000 Visas From ...wsj.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5US plans mass visa revocation for asylum seekersdw.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6US revokes over 250000 visas under Trump administrationthedailystar.net · not rated · cited for: context
- 7How the Trump administration is expanding its immigration ... - KRGVkrgv.com · not rated · cited for: context
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