The State Department said on January 12, 2026 that it had revoked more than 100,000 visas, including about 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialized visas for people with law-enforcement encounters related to criminal activity.
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Directly fetched Fox clip description attributes the continuous-vetting total and DUI enforcement explanation to spokesman Tommy Pigott.
The aggregate is officially stated and repeatedly reported, but a complete methodology, case-level disposition record, and updated audited total were not located.
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Official State Department X post retains the 100,000 total, the student and specialized visa subsets, and the law-enforcement-encounter qualification.
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State Department Revokes Visas for Criminal Foreign Nationals
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The Fox video description attributes the current continuous-vetting and DUI explanation to State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott.
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The State Department said on January 12, 2026 that it had revoked more than 100,000 visas, including about 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialized visas for people with law-enforcement encounters related to criminal activity.
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Official State Department X post retains the 100,000 total, the student and specialized visa subsets, and the law-enforcement-encounter qualification.
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Directly fetched Fox clip description attributes the continuous-vetting total and DUI enforcement explanation to spokesman Tommy Pigott.
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Trump administration has revoked over 100,000 visas, State Department says
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Minnesota, Twin Cities sue to stop immigration crackdown
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The aggregate is officially stated and repeatedly reported, but a complete methodology, case-level disposition record, and updated audited total were not located.
The official post supplies totals and broad categories but does not distinguish every arrest, charge, conviction, or other encounter underlying the revocations.
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