The federal government of the United States continues to enforce immigration law and work to reduce national security threats, which includes canceling visas.
According to a senior official, the U.S. State Department has cancelled over 6,000 student visas due to overstays and transgressions of American law, including major offenses and acts related to terrorism.
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“The State Department has revoked over 6,000 student visas for overstays and law violations, the vast majority of which were assault, DUI, burglary, and support for terrorism,” the official stated on background, confirming the Fox News report.
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Approximately two-thirds of the total had a direct connection to illegal behavior. According to the source, “about 4,000 of those 6,000 visas were because these visitors broke the law.”
Between 200 and 300 revocations, a lower but noteworthy amount, had to do with terrorism. Citing the provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act that deals with terrorism and security reasons, the official stated, “The roughly 200 to 300 visas revoked for terrorism were done so under INA 3B.”
The official did not specify if the individuals whose visas were revoked are still in the United States or their countries of origin. The federal government continues to enforce immigration law and work to reduce national security threats, which includes canceling visas.
The action highlights Washington’s increased monitoring of student visa holders in light of worries about illegal use of the U.S. school visa system.
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