United States revokes 85,000 visas over public-safety concerns

The United States has revoked 85,000 visas across multiple categories this year, a senior State Department official said, describing the action as part of an intensified effort to protect American communities and enforce public-safety standards.

“We’ve revoked 85,000 visas of all categories, including more than 8,000 students, which is more than double the numbers the year before,” said a State



Department official in response to a question.

“Some of the top reasons why we revoked the visas were DUIs, assaults, and theft, which together account for almost half of the revocations in the past year. 

These are people who pose a direct threat to our communities’ safety, and we do not want to have them in our country,” said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.