The Trump administration plans to revoke temporary visas held by nearly 200,000 foreign nationals who entered the United States for short stays and later applied for asylum. The measure, part of a broader immigration crackdown, could affect B-1 business and B-2 tourist visas, according to an Associated Press report cited in the source. A State Department spokesperson said on Monday that the department has begun working jointly with the Department of Homeland Security to identify the affected applicants.

The State Department did not provide an exact number of visas expected to be cancelled. However, AP, citing State Department records and two US officials, reported that B-1 and B-2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 would fall under the process. If nearly 200,000 visas are revoked, it would be the largest simultaneous visa cancellation in US history, the report said.

Visa cancellation would not immediately require affected people to leave the United States. Most people with pending asylum cases could have their status shifted to a new category, but would lose their temporary business or tourist visa status. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said the immigration system had long been filled with “baseless or fraudulent asylum claims.” Human rights groups criticized the broader campaign, alleging harm to free expression, legal rights, and ethnic minorities.