Trump admin revokes 4K foreign students' visas in first 100 days, nearly all with serious criminal records

The State Department revoked the visas of foreign students of whom have serious criminal records during the first days of President Donald Trump's second term a senior State Department official verified to Fox News Digital Our visa system has lacked oversight and accountability a senior State Department official advised Fox News Digital Over the past days the Trump Administration has worked to fix a broken system Secretary Marco Rubio has led the State Department to take a surgical vetting approach to ensure individuals in America as visitors are abiding by ours laws the source commented We established an action working group which has resulted in thousands of visas being revoked because these individuals broke our laws This is what effective governance looks like Those serious crimes included arson wildlife and human trafficking child endangerment domestic abuse driving under the influence and robbery according to the New York Post which first informed the number More than of those impacted students whose visas were revoked have criminal assault records according to the Post VIDEO SHOWS ARREST OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY PARTICIPANT FOR ALLEGEDLY SUPPORTING HAMAS They came and they were urgent the law with no consequences a source noted to the Post We set up a special action company to handle this When reached by Fox News Digital a State Department spokesperson announced the department revokes visas every day in order to secure America's borders and keep our communities safe and will continue to do so Because the process is ongoing the number of revocations is dynamic the spokesperson noted explaining that the department generally does not provide statistics on visa revocations The Trump Administration is focused on protecting our nation and our citizens by upholding the highest standards of national protection and constituents safety through our visa process the spokesperson continued Every prospective traveler to the United States undergoes interagency assurance vetting Prohibiting entry to the United States by those who might pose a threat to U S national guard or masses safety is key to protecting U S citizens at home The Department of State will continue to work closely with the Department of Homeland Guard to enforce zero tolerance for aliens in the United States who violate U S laws threaten general safety or in other situations where warranted The State Department coordinated with the Department of Homeland Safeguard using their databases to cross-check pupil visa holders' information with existing law enforcement records according to the Post Authorities stated the State Department is only revoking visas for international students who committed serious crimes the Post shared There were cases like where it was not a serious thing like littering or somebody had charges that were dropped where we didn t revoke those a source commented to the outlet Because it should be a serious matter The impacted students who mostly came from Asia and the Middle East had either departed on their own or will soon be deported by immigration agents the Post shared SEVERAL UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HAVE VISAS REVOKEDIn modern weeks hundreds of visas have been revoked for international students with ties to anti-Israel protests according to the State Department The waves of visa revocations began as part of Trump s deportation agenda and crackdown on foreign learner visa holders who led on-campus protests against Israel Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously declared visas should be given to students who want to come and investigation and get a degree If you come into the United States as a visitor and create a ruckus for us we don t want it Rubio mentioned Rubio specifically cited learner visa holders who come to the U S and vandalize a library or take over a campus So when we identify lunatics like these we take away their aspirant visa he revealed at an April Cabinet meeting while sitting next to Trump No one's entitled to a scholar visa The press covers participant visas like there's chosen sort of birthright No a aspirant visa is like me inviting you into my home If you come into my home and put all kinds of crap on my couch I'm going to kick you out of my house And so you know that's what we're doing with our country thanks to the president