News Summary

• The State Department is expected to announce the action within the coming weeks.
• It would target so-called B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026.
• If the plan goes ahead, it would be the ‘largest single mass revocation of visas’ in the country’s history.
• In the past 18 months, the State Department has also revoked about 175,000 visas for people who have been convicted or accused of crimes ranging from drunk driving to rape and robbery.
• In a social media post on Monday, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau called out people who he said try to use tourist and business visas to get into the US and then apply for asylum.