US revokes over 300,000 visas under Trump immigration crackdown

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.