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Trump administration plans to revoke visas of foreigners seeking asylum

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Trump administration plans to revoke visas of foreigners seeking asylum

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.

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.

Earlier on Monday, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau alleged on X that the American immigration ​system "has long been swamped by ​frivolous asylum claims.

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