The administration of Donald Trump is preparing to revoke visas for business and tourism of about 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently applying for asylum. If implemented, the measure would represent the largest mass visa revocation in US history and would likely face legal challenges. According to various US media reports, the State Department is expected to announce in the coming weeks the revocation of the so-called B1 and B2 visas, issued between 2016 and 2026 to holders who have applied for or are applying for asylum.
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The visa revocation would not necessarily result in immediate expulsion. Most people with ongoing asylum applications would undergo a reclassification of their status, but would lose their status as business travelers or tourists. Earlier this month, the State Department announced it had revoked over 175,000 visas from foreign nationals since Trump’s return to the White House. The president has made immigration crackdown one of his flagship policies in the name of “national security,” but humanitarian organizations say the crackdown has violated freedom of expression and the right to due process, creating a climate of fear especially for ethnic minorities.
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Meanwhile, the US Supreme Court has given the green light to Trump’s decision to limit mail-in voting, overturning a lower court order that had blocked his executive order on the matter. A pet issue of the tycoon, who believes this method “favors corruption” despite having used it himself in the Florida primaries a week ago. The six conservative justices granted an emergency request from the Department of Justice to suspend the injunction issued in June in Boston following a lawsuit filed by 23 Democrat-led states.
The three liberal justices dissented. The ruling of the highest US court still leaves open the possibility of appeal before the November vote. The executive order, issued by Trump in March, required the Department of Homeland Security to compile and send to the states a list of American citizens eligible to vote.
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