"It's A Privilege, Not Right": Team Trump On Plan To Revoke 2 Lakh US Visas
The US government is reviewing approximately 200,000 temporary visas to identify individuals who may have misrepresented their intentions upon entry. Officials state that visa holders are expected to return home, and those found to have planned permanent residency while on a temporary visa may face revocation.
Why it matters
This reflects a tightening of US immigration enforcement and a focus on identifying potential fraud within the visa system, impacting international travelers and students.
The US government is quietly scanning through thousands of temporary visas, checking whether foreigners lied about their real plans when they entered the country. Reports place the number of such visas -- both tourism and business -- close to 200,000, though the US State Department hasn't confirmed it.Asked by NDTV whether Indian nationals could be swept up in the review, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott didn't dodge the point. A US visa, he said, is "not a right, but a privilege."According to the official, the Donald Trump administration is cracking down on "fraud and abuse" in the US visa system.The State Department, along with the Department of Homeland Security, is looking for cases where someone entered on a temporary visa and later tried to stay -- either by applying for asylum or through some other path to permanent status.
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