The United States Department of State has revoked more than 6,000 student visasso far this year for reasons ranging from exceeding the permitted length of stay to violations of the law.
In particular, Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, stated that the Trump administration was reviewing the immigration status of students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests and in support of the terrorist group Hamas in recent months.
"Every student visa revoked under the Trump Administration has been because the individual broke the law or expressed support for terrorism while in the United States," a senior official told Fox News. "Approximately 4,000 visas were revoked because these visitors broke the law, including records of assault and driving under the influence (DUI)."
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40,000 visas revoked in 2025.
Of the students whose visas were revoked for assault, about 800 faced arrests or formal charges, according to the same source. Between 200 and 300 visas were revoked for support of terrorism, including raising funds for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.
According to figures managed by the Department of State, a total of approximately 40,000 visas have been revoked so far in 2025. In the previous Democratic administration under Biden, during the same period, there were only 16,000 revocations.
Rubio told Congress in May that he estimated that thousands of student visas had been canceled since January and predicted that his department would continue revoking the visas of people "who are here as guests and are disrupting our institutions of higher education."
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Democrats criticize the anti-terrorism measure.
Democratic lawmakers have criticized this measure, claiming that it is a violation of due process. "I believe it is an essential attack on freedom, because due process is the safeguard that prevents the government from taking away people's life or liberty, and taking away a visa without due process is a violation of that freedom," said Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley.
A student visa allows foreign individuals to study in the United States for a specified period at an academic institution. It is different from the so-called green card, which allows someone who is already settled in the United States (and is not a citizen) to remain and reside legally in the country.
Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has signed several executive orders aimed at protecting the country from foreign terrorist threats that pose a national risk and combating antisemitism, so it is not surprising that his visa policy aligns with these principles.
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