At least 85,000 US visas under all categories have been revoked in less than a year, CNN reported on Tuesday.
The Trump administration is said to have revoked the visas since January, according to an unnamed State Department official cited in the report.
The official said almost half of the revocations were allegedly due to offences like driving while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicants, assaults, and theft. The official says the number of revocations is more than double last year's under the administration of former President Joe Biden.
More recently, the State Department said it had revoked a handful of visas belonging to people who allegedly celebrated the death of right-wing US political activist Charlie Kirk.
Almost 10 percent of revoked visas belonged to students, with the number being more than 8,000 in total.
