The U.S. Department of State announced on the 10th (local time) that the Donald Trump administration has revoked more than 175,000 foreign visas due to involvement in various crimes.

In a press release issued that day, the State Department explained, "The vast majority are related to various crimes such as assault, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and theft," adding, "It also includes reckless driving, sex offenses, child abuse, fraud, and embezzlement."

Among the dozen detailed examples provided by the State Department was the revocation of about 100 visas in North Africa intended for so-called "birth tourism," aimed at securing U.S. citizenship for children.

Visas were also canceled for foreigners who made political remarks, such as saying someone "died too late," at the time of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The visa revocation list included not only foreigners who committed sex offenses, but also those who caused disturbances and violently resisted arrest.

The State Department added that it decided to deport individuals for foreign policy reasons, including Iranian and Cuban nationals linked to their home regimes, a Laotian child sex offender pardoned by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and a Kuwaiti national who incited violence against the U.S. President and called Americans enemies.

Governor Walz was the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in the last presidential election.

President Trump has targeted Minnesota as a hotbed of illegal immigration and fraud, carrying out massive crackdowns.

Under a hardline immigration enforcement stance, the Trump administration has made sweeping policy changes aimed at making it more difficult to stay in the United States.

After being blocked by the Supreme Court in its attempt to ban birthright citizenship—which automatically granted citizenship to those born in the U.S.—the administration recently prohibited birth tourism by expanding regulations excluding them from receiving citizenship.

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