Trump administration revoked more than 175,000 visas, according to US

Trump administration revoked more than 175,000 visas, according to USA The US State Department reported this Monday (10) that it revoked more than 175,000 foreign visas during President Donald Trump's administration. In a statement, the department said the revocations targeted foreign nationals who "have violated the terms of their visas, committed crimes, incited violence against American citizens, defrauded Americans, abused our immigration system, or endangered national security." Most visas were revoked after "encounters with police," with the main causes being assault, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, theft and drug-related crimes, the department said. Specific cases cited include a person accused of rape and sexual assault, another accused of kidnapping and human trafficking, and a person facing more than a dozen charges of possessing child sexual abuse material. The Trump administration also claimed to have revoked the visas of several foreign nationals who "celebrated" the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, including one who said he "died too late." Repression of immigration The data is a portrait of the broad repression of immigration, which has already removed travel and immigration privileges from tens of thousands of people, which began last year, the beginning of Donald Trump's new term. On July 31, the US State Department announced another measure. He said he has decided to make permanent a visa bond program that requires citizens of 50 countries, mainly in Africa, to post bonds of up to $20,000 when applying for U.S. visas. According to the statement, publicly released on the department's official website, the pilot project, which was tested for a year, "provided sufficient data to suggest that a visa bond program is an effective tool." The measure affects business and tourism visas - B1 and B2 - and aims to prevent "illegal stay" in the country. “Consular officials may require covered non-immigrant visa applicants to post a security deposit of up to $20,000 as a condition of visa issuance, as determined by consular officials,” it reads. Brazil is not included in the program. Find out more below: The search for the EB-2 NIW visa in the USA Disclosure Who will be affected Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Bangladesh Benin Botswana Burundi Bhutan Cape Verde Cambodia Ivory Coast Cuba Djibouti Dominica Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Grenada Guinea Guinea-Bissau Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mauritania Mongolia Mozambique Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Kyrgyzstan Central African Republic São Tomé and Príncipe Seychelles Senegal Tajikistan Tanzania Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Venezuela Zambia Zimbabwe Deposit amount Consular officers may require a financial guarantee of up to US$20,000 per applicant, depending on the individual assessment of the case. Objective The State Department states that federal reports show that thousands of temporary visitors remain in the US beyond the authorized period, which motivated the adoption of the program as an immigration enforcement tool. According to the American government, the deposit serves to ensure that the visitor leaves the United States within the authorized period and the program targets countries with: high rates of irregular stay after visa expiration; deficiencies in information sharing with the US; systems considered insufficient to verify identity and criminal records; failures in screening processes, document security and citizenship issuance