TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 22, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked more than 6,000 student visas for overstays and breaking the law, Reuters reports. Directives from the State Department this year have ordered U.S. diplomats abroad to be vigilant against applicants the administration could view as hostile to the United States or with a history of political activism. About 4,000 visas were canceled because visitors broke the law, and 200 to 300 were revoked for terrorism, a State Department official said Monday. In April, five students from the University of Memphis and nine from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville reportedly had their visas terminated.