India, Aug. 11 -- The United States Department of State has revoked more than 175,000 visas of foreign nationals who violated the terms of their visas, committed crimes, called for violence against U.S. citizens, defrauded Americans, abused U.S. immigration system, or endangered national security.
The majority of these visas were revoked due to law enforcement encounters for a range of criminal activity, with assault, driving under the influence, theft, and drug crimes being the leading causes. A significant share of visas were revoked for reckless driving, sexual assault, child abuse, fraud and embezzlement, and other crimes, THE Department of State said in a press release.
The revocations come as a result of the State Department's conti...