Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The US State Department has revoked the visas of more than 6,000 international students for overstays and violations of the law.

This announcement comes amid an ongoing crackdown on immigration and international students carried out by President Donald Trump's administration.

The department, on Monday, said many of the visas revoked involve violations such as assault, burglary and driving under alcohol influence.

It also said some other visas were revoked because the students expressed "support for terrorism," without specifying what this meant.

Since the beginning of the year, the administration has targeted students who have protested in support of Palestine, claiming that they had expressed antisemitic behaviour...