Since taking office on January 20, President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked roughly 80,000 non-immigrant visas, according to a senior State Department official. The cancellations were linked to various offenses, including driving under the influence, assault, and theft. The scale of these revocations, first reported by the Washington Examiner, underscores the administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown, which has led to record deportations—even among individuals holding valid visas.

Officials have also implemented stricter visa issuance policies, introducing expanded background checks and intensified scrutiny of applicants’ social media activity. Approximately 16,000 revocations were related to DUI cases, 12,000 to assault, and 8,000 to theft—together accounting for nearly half of all cancellations this year, the official said.

In August, a State Department spokesperson confirmed that more than 6,000 student visas had been revoked for overstaying or violating laws, including a few linked to alleged “support for terrorism.” Last month, the department also revoked at least six visas over social media posts concerning the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Earlier in May, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that hundreds, possibly thousands, of visas—including those belonging to students—had been revoked for involvement in activities viewed as contrary to U.S. foreign policy interests. Recent directives have instructed U.S. diplomats to carefully screen visa applicants suspected of anti-American sentiment or political activism. Trump administration officials further asserted that student visa and green card holders could face deportation if they express support for Palestinians or criticize Israel’s actions in Gaza, labeling such behavior a threat to U.S. foreign policy and associating it with pro-Hamas sympathies.