Since taking office, the Trump administration has revoked nearly 80,000 non-immigrant visas, citing national security and law enforcement concerns. The cancellations include work, student, and visitor visas, with offences such as DUI, assault, and theft accounting for nearly half. Policies expanding background checks, social media screening, and consular discretion have fueled record deportations, even for valid visa holders. Civil liberties advocates warn that revocations based on political speech or online activity blur the line between security and censorship, reflecting a markedly more aggressive and hardline immigration stance.
