World · 10k+ revocations · Archive175,000 Visas Canceled as Monthly Revocations Pass 10,000Aired August 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00More than 175,000 visas have been0:03cancelled since Donald Trump's return to0:04office. That total quadruples the prior0:07annual pace, and the rate is still0:09accelerating month by month. In 2024,0:12about 40,000 visas were revoked. In0:152025, more than 100,000 were cancelled,0:18averaging about 8,000 every month,0:20rising to more than 10,000 a month in0:222026. The increase is driven by a new0:25continuous vetting system now screening0:27about 55 million foreign nationals who0:29hold US visas for alleged crimes, visa0:32violations, fraud, and national security0:34concerns. For students, workers,0:36tourists, and families, a revocation0:38means immediate loss of legal entry,0:40interrupted studies and jobs, and0:42separated families, often with limited0:43warning. The breakdown by category has0:45not been disclosed, so it remains0:47unclear how many revocations stem from0:49criminal allegations versus technical0:51visa violations, fraud, or security0:54flags. The visa cancellations are0:56distinct from about 65,000 removals0:58handled separately by the Department of1:00Homeland Security. The State Department1:02tally was released this week and has not1:04yet received broader independent1:05confirmation. Visa and vetting policy1:07sits with the White House under1:09President Donald Trump, who expanded1:11continuous screening compared with the1:12prior pace under former President Joe1:14Biden. What remains is who will be swept1:17in as monthly revocations stay above1:1910,000, how the undisclosed categories1:21break down, and what recourse exists for1:24those flagged under continuous1:25screening. For more stories that matter,1:28like and subscribe.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗