US President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked more than 300,000 visas during his second term, the State Department said on Tuesday, as the federal government continues its sweeping immigration crackdown.

The figure marks an acceleration in the pace of visa revocations in recent weeks. In an update issued on August 10, the State Department said more than 175,000 visas had been revoked since Trump began his current term in January 2025.

Announcing the latest figure on X, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the administration “has revoked more visas at a faster pace than any administration in history”.

Pigott said the administration had “zero tolerance for foreigners here on visas who break the law, commit fraud, or undermine our national security”.

Trump has said his immigration crackdown and deportation drive are intended to improve domestic security. However, rights advocates say the measures have violated due process and free speech rights and created an unsafe environment, particularly for ethnic minorities who have raised concerns about racial profiling.

Rights advocates have particularly criticised the revocation of visas held by foreign pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrating against Israel’s attacks on Gaza, as well as those held by foreigners over their social media comments about the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

Alongside efforts to deport foreign protesters, the administration has tightened social media screening of immigrants and visa applicants.

Rights advocates have accused the government of using national security concerns to target critics and citing isolated cases of fraud to justify broader scrutiny of immigrant communities, including Somali Americans in Minnesota.

Although Trump campaigned in 2024 on a pledge to stop illegal immigration, his administration has also made legal immigration more difficult, including by imposing higher fees for certain work visas.