Trump Administration Aims to Revoke Visas of Foreign Citizens Applying for Asylum
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The State Department, in a move that could affect as many as 200,000 visa holders and asylum applicants, has begun its review. Cancellations could occur in waves.
Listen · 3:47 min Share full article “Obtaining a visa in order to seek asylum is fraud — which is grounds for visa revocation,” Tommy Pigott, a State Department spokesman, said in a statement. Credit... Oliver Contreras/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Edward Wong
The State Department has begun reviewing such visas, and cancellations are expected to occur in waves. The move could affect as many as 200,000 U.S. visa holders and asylum applicants.
”Under President Trump and Secretary Rubio’s leadership, we are making clear that a visa is a privilege — not a right,” Tommy Pigott, a State Department spokesman, said in a statement.
He added that the agency was coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security “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.”
“These types of visas are issued with the clear understanding that they are for those who intend to return home,” Mr. Pigott said.
Barring most foreign citizens from staying in the United States or immigrating to the country is a goal of President Trump and his supporters.
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