Fox News learned that the State Department revoked over 6,000 student visas due to supporting terrorism, overstays, assault, burglary, etc.
The roughly 6,000 visas that were pulled were primarily due to visa overstays or encounters with the law, including assault, DUIs, burglary and support for terrorism, the State Department told Fox News Digital.”Every single student visa revoked under the Trump Administration has happened because the individual has either broken the law or expressed support for terrorism while in the United States,” a senior State Department official said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “About 4,000 visas alone have been revoked because these visitors broke the law while visiting our country, including records of assault and DUIs.”Those who had their student visas yanked due to assault — roughly 800 students — either faced arrest or charges stemming from assault, according to the State Department official.Those whose visas were pulled due to support for terrorism — between 200 people to 300 people — engaged in behavior such as raising funds for the militant group Hamas, which the U.S. State Department has designated as a terrorist organization, the official said.
At the beginning of his administration, President Donald Trump ordered the State Department to evaluate the visa process and those who already reside in the country.
The State Department pulled 4,000 student visas during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, which was in April.
I’ll never forget the lashing State Secretary Marco Rubio gave Rep. Pramila Jayapal on student visas in May.
Rubio has stressed one simple fact since his confirmation: No one’s entitled to a student visa.
It is a privilege.
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