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Trump Administration Announces Plans to Revoke Visas of Asylum Seekers

HeadlineAug 25, 2026

The Trump administration has announced plans to revoke the visas of asylum seekers. The State Department will revoke so-called B1 and B2 visas, issued for business and tourism ​travel, between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have applied for or are now seeking asylum. The Associated Press puts the number of affected people at 200,000. If the administration follows through with its plans, it would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history.

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