# US revokes over 300,000 visas under Trump immigration crackdown 2026-10-21T08:44:17+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets The Trump administration said more than three million migrants have left the US since President Donald Trump returned to office, including nearly 1.2 million deported or removed. The White House claimed the population of immigrants living illegally in the country fell by at least 2.3 million, the largest sustained reduction in modern American history. Illegal crossings at the southern border fell by 95 per cent from levels under the Biden administration, the White House said. The claims were not accompanied by a comprehensive independent audit. The State Department said it had revoked over 300,000 visas since January 2025, up from 175,000 in August. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the administration had revoked visas at a faster pace than any previous administration. He said the administration had ‘zero tolerance for foreigners here on visas who break the law, commit fraud, or undermine our national security.’ Of the revocations, 25 per cent were linked to assault and 22 per cent to driving under the influence, the department said. Rights advocates have raised concerns about due process and discrimination. The administration also cited a 38 per cent decline in H-1B registrations for fiscal year 2027 under a revised system that introduced a $100,000 payment requirement for certain petitions. The White House said the immigration court backlog had fallen from over 4.18 million cases to under 3.09 million, and the asylum approval rate had dropped to approximately 7 per cent from over 50 per cent under the previous administration. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Greatandhra, News9live, Business Standard and Hindustan Times all report the same White House and State Department figures in straight news style, with identical numbers for deportations, visa revocations, border crossing declines and court backlog reductions. The four sources differ only in which detail they lead with: Greatandhra opens with the three million figure, while the others front the visa revocation count. None of the sources includes independent verification or quotes from critics beyond a single line about rights advocates' concerns, making the coverage uniform and administration-sourced. The key open question remains whether independent audits will corroborate the administration's enforcement claims. ## Coverage Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral - greatandhra.com (neutral report) Leads with White House three million figure - news9live.com (neutral report) Leads with visa revocation figure, includes rights advocates - business-standard.com (neutral report) Leads with visa revocation, provides breakdown - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Leads with visa figure, adds Indian context This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Update, 21 October 2026: this story now draws on 4 sources. Last updated 2026-10-21T15:07:20+00:00. Tags: Border Patrol, Donald Trump, H-1B visa, Tommy Pigott, US State Department Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-says-over-3-million-migrants-left-since-trumps-return/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-says-over-3-million-migrants-left-since-trumps-return/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/