US to cancel visas of 200,000 asylum seekers

President Donald Trump's administration is moving toward a major overhaul of U.S. immigration policy, preparing to revoke the visas of nearly 200,000 foreigners who entered the country for tourism or business and later applied for asylum to stay permanently. This information was recently revealed in a report by Fox News and the Associated Press (AP).

The Trump administration has decided to revoke the visas of 200,000 asylum seekers who entered the United States between 2016 and 2026 under B-1 and B-2 visas, according to State Department documents and statements by officials. The plan will be implemented jointly by the US Departments of State and the State Department, officials said.

When contacted, US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott confirmed the information to the Associated Press, saying, "Many foreigners come to the United States on non-immigrant visas as short-term visitors. After arriving, they apply for asylum and begin living in the United States permanently. We have decided to identify these applicants and cancel their visas in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security."

Pigott, however, declined to say how many applicants the Foreign Ministry has decided to cancel.

In response to a question regarding this, he said, "The process will be ongoing. So there is no way to say exactly how many applicants' visas may be canceled right now."