WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it planned to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the US, marking its latest step in a sweeping immigration crackdown.
A State Department spokesman said it was coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security “to identify and revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently.”
The State Department statement did not specify the number of visas that will be revoked in the process.
• Trump has pursued an aggressive immigration crackdown
• Rights groups say crackdown has violated free speech, due process rights
