
Aug 25, 2026
✦Al Jazeera Online
US plans to revoke business, tourism visas of 200,000 asylum seekers
The United States plans to revoke business and tourism visas of 200,000 asylum seekers. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said, "We are coordinating with DHS to identify and revoke the nonimmigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum."