The administration of President Donald Trump says it has revoked more than 300,000 visas issued to foreign nationals, claiming it has moved faster than any previous administration.
On March 11 (US time), State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said on social media that the revoked cases involved foreign nationals in the United States on visas who had broken the law, committed fraud or posed a threat to national security.
"We have zero tolerance for foreign nationals in the United States on visas who break our laws, commit fraud, or harm our national security," Pigott wrote on the platform X.
He added that the administration would continue measures aimed at protecting US borders and national security.
The move follows milestones previously announced by the State Department. In August, the department said the number of revoked visas had passed 175,000. By January, it announced it had revoked more than 100,000 visas, a record high at the time.
Alongside the revocations, the Trump administration has applied stricter visa issuance policies, with expanded social media screening and a broader scope of checks.
Rights groups and human rights experts have condemned the administration's social media screening, arguing it threatens free speech and resembles surveillance while specifically targeting immigrants.
Al Jazeera has contacted the State Department to request comment.
