The Trump administration has revoked the visas of 4,000 foreign students in its first 100 days — the bulk of which have committed crimes in the US including arson, assault and robbery, The Post has learned.
More than 90% of the rogue students who saw their visas nixed had committed crimes such as arson, wildlife and human trafficking, child endangerment, domestic abuse, DUI and robbery, a senior State Department source told The Post Monday.
More than 500 of them had assault raps.
“They came and they were breaking the law with no consequences,” said the source.
“We set up a special action team to handle this.”
The State Department worked with the Department of Homeland Security, which tapped into their databases and compared that information with existing law enforcement records.
Officials only considered “serious” cases as part of the effort.
“There were cases like where it was not a serious thing, like littering, or somebody had charges that were dropped, where we didn’t revoke those. Because it should be a serious matter,” said the source.
The thousands of students, most of whom hail from Asia and the Middle East, were swiftly notified that the State Department had stripped them of their status in the US. --->READ MORE HERE
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More than 500 of the foreign students whose visas were revoked reportedly had assault recordsMore than 500 of the foreign students whose visas were revoked reportedly had assault records
The State Department revoked the visas of 4,000 foreign students – 90% of whom have serious criminal records – during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term, a senior State Department official confirmed to Fox News Digital.
"Our visa system has lacked oversight and accountability," a senior State Department official told Fox News Digital. "Over the past 100 days, the Trump Administration has worked to fix a broken system."
"Secretary [Marco] Rubio has led the State Department to take a surgical vetting approach to ensure individuals in America as visitors are abiding by ours laws," the source said. "We established an action working group, which has resulted in thousands of visas being revoked because these individuals broke our laws. This is what effective governance looks like."
Those serious crimes included arson, wildlife and human trafficking, child endangerment, domestic abuse, driving under the influence and robbery, according to the New York Post, which first reported the number.
More than 500 of those impacted students whose visas were revoked have criminal assault records, according to the Post.
"They came, and they were breaking the law with no consequences," a source said to the Post. "We set up a special action team to handle this."
When reached by Fox News Digital, a State Department spokesperson said the department "revokes visas every day in order to secure America's borders and keep our communities safe – and will continue to do so."
"Because the process is ongoing, the number of revocations is dynamic," the spokesperson said, explaining that the department "generally does not provide statistics on visa revocations."
"The Trump Administration is focused on protecting our nation and our citizens by upholding the highest standards of national security and public safety through our visa process," the spokesperson continued. "Every prospective traveler to the United States undergoes interagency security vetting. Prohibiting entry to the United States by those who might pose a threat to U.S. national security or public safety is key to protecting U.S. citizens at home. The Department of State will continue to work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to enforce zero tolerance for aliens in the United States who violate U.S. laws, threaten public safety, or in other situations where warranted. " --->READ MORE HERE
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