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More than 175,000 visas revoked so far in Trump’s second term: Majority due to criminal activities, DUI

Mo e tha  175,000 visas  evoked so fa  i  T ump's seco d te m: Majo ity due to c imi al activities, DUI


The
Do ald
T ump
admi ist atio
o
Mo day
published
the
umbe
of
visas
it
had
evoked
so
fa
i
this
admi ist atio .

The
State
Depa tme t
Mo day
published
the
exact
umbe
of
visas
evoked
i
the
seco d
te m
of
Do ald
T ump’s
p eside cy
so
fa ,
while
the
c ackdow
is
goi g
o .
The
US
has
evoked
mo e
tha
175,000
visas
f om
fo eig
atio als
who
violated
the
te ms
of
thei
visas,
committed
c imes,
called
fo
viole ce
agai st
US
citize s,
def auded
Ame ica s,
abused
ou
immig atio
system,
o
e da ge ed
atio al
secu ity,
the
depa tme t
said.”The
majo ity
of
these
visas
we e
evoked
due
to
law
e fo ceme t
e cou te s
fo
a
a ge
of
c imi al
activity,
with
assault,
d ivi g
u de
the
i flue ce,
theft,
a d
d ug
c imes
bei g
the
leadi g
causes.
A
sig ifica t
sha e
of
visas
we e
evoked
fo
eckless
d ivi g,
sexual
assault,
child
abuse,
f aud
a d
embezzleme t,
a d
othe
c imes,”
the
depa tme t
said.

What
is
visa
evocatio ?

Whe
the
State
Depa tme t
evokes
the
legal
status
of
mig a ts
a d
deems
them
illegal,
it
is
called
visa
evocatio .
It
is
diffe e t
f om
de atu alizatio
as
de atu alizatio
happe s
o ly
to
those
who
have
become
US
citize s.Sec eta y
of
State
Ma co
Rubio
has
dete mi ed
that
ume ous
fo eig
atio als
a e
depo table
o
fo eig
policy
g ou ds,
i cludi g
a
Cuba
atio al
co ected
to
a
Cuba
commu ist
egime
i flue ce
ope atio ,
I a ia
atio als
with
co ectio s
to
the
I a ia
egime,
a
Laotia
child
sex
offe de
pa do ed
by
Mi esota
Gove o
Tim
Walz,
a d
a
Kuwaiti
atio al
who
wished
fo
viole ce
agai st
the
P eside t
of
the
U ited
States
a d
called
Ame ica s
his
“e emy”,
the
depa tme t
said
givi g
a
list
of
othe
sig ifica t
visa
evocatio s.

  • A
    fo eig
    atio al
    who
    was
    cha ged
    with
    felo y
    ape
    a d
    sexual
    batte y

    i cludi g
    of
    a
    victim
    who
    was
    me tally
    disabled.
  • A
    fo eig
    atio al
    cha ged
    with
    felo y
    kid appi g,
    huma
    t afficki g,
    a d
    sexual
    exploitatio
    of
    a
    mi o .
  • A
    fo eig
    atio al
    a ested
    fo
    diso de ly
    co duct,
    esisti g
    a est
    with
    viole ce,
    d u k
    d ivi g,
    a d
    domestic
    viole ce.
  • A
    US
    embassy
    i
    No th
    Af ica
    evoked
    ove
    100
    visas
    fo
    “bi th
    tou ist”
    pa e ts
    who
    came
    to
    the
    U ited
    States
    p ima ily
    to
    give
    bi th
    so
    thei
    child e
    would
    get
    US
    citize ship.
  • A
    fo eig
    atio al
    cha ged
    with
    sodomy
    of
    a
    child
    a d
    agg avated
    sexual
    batte y.
  • A
    fo eig
    atio al
    cha ged
    with
    ove
    a
    doze
    cou ts
    of
    possessi g
    child
    sexual
    abuse
    mate ial.
  • A
    fo eig
    atio al
    was
    a ested
    fo
    d ivi g
    with
    he oi
    a d
    a
    blood
    alcohol
    level
    mo e
    tha
    3x
    the
    legal
    limit.
  • Multiple
    fo eig
    atio als
    who
    celeb ated
    the
    assassi atio
    of
    Cha lie
    Ki k,
    i cludi g
    o e
    who
    stated
    “whe
    fascists
    die,
    democ ats
    do ’t
    complai ”
    a d
    a othe
    who
    said
    he
    “died
    too
    late.”
  • A
    fo eig
    atio al
    who
    claimed
    to
    ope ate
    a
    legitimate
    busi ess
    helpi g
    vul e able
    patie ts
    access
    healthca e
    helped
    o chest ate
    a
    massive
    Medicaid
    scam

    billi g
    fo
    ove
    $5
    millio
    of
    fake
    se vices.
  • A
    fo eig
    atio al
    built
    a
    compa y
    o
    lies

    faki g
    eve ue
    a d
    fooli g
    i vesto s
    to
    swi dle
    millio s
    of
    dolla s
    f om
    clie ts.
    The
    fo eig
    atio al
    used
    the
    false
    claims
    a d
    fo ged
    lette s
    to
    f audule tly
    secu e
    a
    visa.
  • A
    fo eig
    atio al
    who
    came
    to
    the
    US
    to
    teach
    you g
    stude ts
    a d
    was
    the
    a ested
    fo
    sexually
    assaulti g
    o e.

“U de
P eside t
T ump
a d
Sec eta y
Rubio’s
leade ship,
the
State
Depa tme t
will
co ti ue
to
ide tify,
i vestigate,
a d
evoke
the
visas
of
fo eig
atio als
who
th eate
the
safety
of
the
Ame ica
people.
A
US
visa
is
a
p ivilege,
ot
a
ight.
The
Depa tme t
emai s
committed
to
usi g
eve y
tool
available
to
p otect
ou
commu ities
f om
those
who
abuse
it,”
the
depa tme t
said.

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