US revokes 175,000 visas under Trump over crime and fraud
State Department cites assault, drunk driving and birth tourism as grounds for cancellations since 2025
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US State Department cancels visas as it enforces immigration laws and protects American communities from criminal threats. Photo credit: BenJason/GettyImages Source: Getty Images
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What this story says
- The US State Department revoked 175,000 visas between 2025 and August 2026, primarily for criminal offences such as assault and drunk driving.
- Over 100 visas were cancelled in North Africa due to birth tourism, where parents travel to the US to secure citizenship for their children.
- The department stated that a US visa is a privilege, not a right, and that it would continue to revoke visas from those who threaten national security.
- No left-rated outlet carried the story, while five right-rated outlets and one centre-rated outlet reported it.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 16 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 10 of the 26 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
74/100
Craft
70/100
Hype
15/100
26 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 16 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
The US State Department announced on 10 August 2026 that it had revoked more than 175,000 visas belonging to foreign nationals since President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025. The cancellations were linked to law-enforcement encounters involving crimes such as assault, driving under the influence, theft and drug offences, as reported by Legit.ng and Anadolu Ajansı.
The State Department said the majority of revocations stemmed from criminal activity, with sexual assault, child abuse, fraud and embezzlement also cited as grounds. Over 100 visas were cancelled in North Africa due to birth tourism, where foreign nationals travel to the US to give birth and secure citizenship for their children. The department described a US visa as a privilege, not a right, and said it would continue to revoke visas from those who threaten national security or abuse the immigration system.
What the coverage left out
No left-rated outlet ran the story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the specific examples of criminal offences cited by the State Department, such as a foreign national charged with sexual battery against a mentally disabled victim or another charged with kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a minor, which Legit.ng reported.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 10 Aug 2026, 18:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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US revokes 175,000 visas under Trump over crime and fraud
Anadolu Ajansı — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
5 rated outlets
- The centre-rated digest from Political Wire led on the total number of visas revoked, reporting that the State Department had announced the figure of 175,000. It did not specify the reasons for the revocations or mention birth tourism, criminal offences or the department’s statement that a visa is a privilege.
Right
10 rated outlets
- All five right-rated digests carried the total figure of 175,000 visas revoked. Four of the five, Anadolu Ajansı, La Tercera, La Nación and Fox News, included the reasons for revocation, such as criminal activity, visa violations and fraud. Anadolu Ajansı and Legit.ng reported the 100 visas cancelled in North Africa over birth tourism.
- Anadolu Ajansı and Legit.ng quoted the State Department’s statement that a US visa is a privilege, not a right. RedState’s digest framed the revocations as a response to visitors who “mocked our laws”, while La Nación’s headline quoted the department’s phrase directly: “‘A Visa Is a Privilege’”.
Read it at the source
26 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
5- US has revoked over 175k visas amid Trump's immigration crackdown: State Department (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Hindustan Times — is Hindustan Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- U.S. State Department Revokes 175,000 Visas Amid Immigration Crackdown (opens Devdiscourse in a new tab)
Devdiscourse — is Devdiscourse biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump administration revokes over 175,000 visas (opens louisianafirstnews.com in a new tab)
louisianafirstnews.com — is louisianafirstnews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump administration has revoked more than 175,000 visas, State Department says (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- More Than 175,000 Visas Revoked Under Trump (opens Political Wire in a new tab)
Political Wire — is Political Wire biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
10- Trump State Department announces 175K visas have been yanked in second term — with most for ‘criminal activity’ (opens New York Post in a new tab)
New York Post — is New York Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Government Revoked More than 175,000 Visas, According to US (opens Globo in a new tab)
- US revokes over 1.75 lakh visas under Trump over crimes and security risks (opens India Today in a new tab)
India Today — is India Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US Government Revokes More Than 175,000 Visas (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
The Epoch Times — is The Epoch Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump administration has revoked more than 175,000 visas, State Department says (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The Straits Times — is The Straits Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- United States Revokes Visa to More than 175,000 People in More than a Year and a Half of Trump’s Mandate (opens La Tercera in a new tab)
La Tercera — is La Tercera biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ‘A Visa Is a Privilege’: The U.S. Has Withdrawn Tens of Thousands of Permits to Foreigners (opens La Nación, Grupo Nación in a new tab)
La Nación, Grupo Nación — is La Nación, Grupo Nación biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US says it has revoked more than 175,000 visas under Trump (opens Anadolu Ajansı in a new tab)
Anadolu Ajansı — is Anadolu Ajansı biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
10- Trump Has Already Withdrawn More than 175,000 Visas to Foreign Citizens (opens Noticias ao Minuto in a new tab)
Noticias ao Minuto — is Noticias ao Minuto biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Trump Administration Burned Visas: More than 175,000 People Had Their Rights Revoked. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
- The US State Department Canceled More than 175,000 Visas During the Trump Administration. (opens Haberler in a new tab)
- US revokes more than 175,000 visas under Trump administration (opens arabtimesonline.com in a new tab)
arabtimesonline.com — is arabtimesonline.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US state department revokes over 175,000 visas under Trump's administration (opens Legit.ng in a new tab)
- The Trump Administration Has Revoked More than 175,000 Visas to Foreigners for Crimes, Fraud and Threats to U.S. Security (opens gaceta.es in a new tab)
- The United States Revokes More than 175,000 Visas for Foreign Citizens (opens Telemundo Denver in a new tab)
Telemundo Denver — is Telemundo Denver biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The United States Revokes More than 175,000 Visas for Foreign Citizens (opens Telemundo Nuevo México in a new tab)
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- The United States Revokes More than 175,000 Visas for Foreign Citizens (opens Telemundo Fresno in a new tab)
Telemundo Fresno — is Telemundo Fresno biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The United States Revokes More than 175,000 Visas for Foreign Citizens (opens Telemundo Area de la Bahía 48 in a new tab)
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Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover US revokes 175,000 visas under Trump over crime and fraud?
- Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 6% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 63% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 26. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is the coverage of US revokes 175,000 visas under Trump over crime and fraud biased?
- US revokes 175,000 visas under Trump over crime and fraud is one event reported by 26 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting US revokes 175,000 visas under Trump over crime and fraud?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered US revokes 175,000 visas under Trump over crime and fraud?
- 26 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How many visas has the US revoked under Trump’s second term?
- The US State Department announced it has revoked more than 175,000 visas since President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025. The figure was reported by Legit.ng and Anadolu Ajansı on 10 August 2026.
- What were the main reasons for the visa revocations?
- The State Department cited criminal activity such as assault, driving under the influence, theft and drug offences as the leading reasons for revoking visas. Sexual assault, child abuse, fraud and birth tourism were also grounds for cancellation, as reported by Legit.ng.
- Which outlets reported the story?
- Five right-rated outlets, Anadolu Ajansı, La Tercera, La Nación, Fox News and RedState, and one centre-rated outlet, Political Wire, carried the story. No left-rated outlet reported it, as established by the digests and full reports supplied.
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