Up to 200,000 asylum seekers face US visa revocation B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 are being targeted for revocation. World 17 min ago

What you need to know: Trump has pursued an aggressive immigration crackdownRights groups say crackdown has violated free speech, due process rightsState Dept says it will coordinate with DHS to revoke visas President Donald Trump's administration said on Monday it planned to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the US, marking its latest step in a sweeping immigration crackdown.

The State Department will revoke so-called B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have sought asylum or are now seeking asylum, the AP report added.

A State Department spokesman said it was coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security "to identify and revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term ors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently.