The State Department says it has now revoked more than 250,000 visas.
The department made the claim in a post on X. It calls the total "a historic milestone that reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting the American people." State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott has confirmed the figure.
This is a separate story from the Supreme Court immigration fights we have been tracking. Those cases cover third-country deportations and mandatory detention. This one is about visas, and it is about scale.
a historic milestone that reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting the American people
The New York Post reports that the revocations target criminal activity, birth tourism, fraud and national security threats. It describes the crackdown as one of "historic scale." The department's post, as quoted, does not say how many revocations fall into each category.
The State Department is also the one counting, announcing and grading its own total. You get a big number and a self-awarded milestone. You do not get a breakdown.
A quarter-million revoked visas is a quarter-million individual decisions about people's status.
The next court date in the wider fight is already set. The Hill reports the Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for December in the third-country deportation case, DHS v. DVD.