[X] The Trump administration has launched a massive review of 55 million U.S. visas, targeting violations like overstays, criminal activity, and fraud for potential deportations. Announced on Thursday, this historic crackdown has already resulted in 6,000 student visa revocations, amid debates over enforcement fairness and its impact on immigrants, with supporters praising it as essential for national security and critics warning of wrongful removals.
There were 12.8 million green-card holders and 3.6 million people in the U.S. on temporary visas last year, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The 55 million figure suggests that some people subject to review would currently be outside the United States with multiple-entry tourist visas, said Julia Gelatt, associate director of the U.S. immigration policy program at the Migration Policy Institute. She questioned the value of spending resources on people who may never return to the United States.
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