The US State Department said on Tuesday that the Trump administration has revoked more than 300,000 visas since President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025, announcing a sharp rise in cancellations amid the federal government’s sweeping immigration crackdown. Department spokesman Tommy Pigott shared the updated figure in a post on X.
Visa revocations rise sharply
The latest total is a substantial increase from the more than 175,000 visa revocations reported as of August 10. The updated figure puts the number above 300,000, marking a rapid acceleration in the administration’s cancellations over the period since that earlier count.
The State Department did not provide further details in the information announcing the updated total. The figures released so far establish the overall scale of the revocations and the increase since August, but do not specify which visa categories were affected or explain the individual circumstances behind the cancellations.
Pigott’s post on X was the channel through which the department’s spokesman announced the new number. The statement attributes the revocations to the administration’s second term, which began in January 2025. It does not provide a breakdown by month or indicate how many cancellations occurred during any particular period.
Part of a broader immigration crackdown
The visa cancellations are taking place amid the federal government’s sweeping immigration crackdown. The announcement places the rising number of revocations within that broader effort, although the information provided does not detail how visa cancellations fit alongside other measures or describe specific enforcement actions.
The increase from the August figure to more than 300,000 is the central change in the State Department’s latest update. The earlier count, reported as of August 10, was already above 175,000. The new announcement therefore shows that the total has climbed significantly since that benchmark, without offering a more precise figure or a date-by-date account of the increase.
Details remain limited
The announcement does not identify the nationalities of visa holders whose visas were revoked, the grounds cited for cancellations, or whether the total includes particular kinds of visas. It also does not say whether the affected individuals were in the United States or abroad when their visas were revoked. No additional explanation of the cases was included in the summary of the State Department’s announcement.
As a result, the figure provides a measure of the scale of the administration’s visa cancellations, but not a detailed account of who was affected or why. The State Department’s update confirms that the total has passed 300,000 during Trump’s second term and that it is considerably higher than the figure reported as of August 10.
