August 24, 2026 · reported plan; implementation not yet final · Immigration / visas / asylum / State Department enforcement
Administration prepares mass revocation of business/tourism visas held by some asylum applicants; reported ceiling is up to 200,000
Associated Press reports that the State Department, working with DHS, is preparing to revoke B1/B2 business and tourism visas issued from 2016 through 2026 to some foreign nationals who later applied for or are seeking asylum. Officials and documents reviewed by AP put the potential pool at up to 200,000, but the State Department says the number will be dynamic and revocations would occur on a rolling basis. FactFlag therefore records this as a planned enforcement action, not as 200,000 completed revocations.
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