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Trump to Revoke 200K Visas from Asylum Seekers

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

President Donald Trump is expected to conduct the largest visa revocation in history, stripping 200,000 foreigners of their asylum status.

The business and tourism visas of 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum will be revoked on a rolling basis, the AP first reported.

“We 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,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement.

In coming weeks, the State Department will reportedly announce the revocation of B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have sought asylum or are now seeking asylum.

Pigott did not confirm how many visas might be revoked,........

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