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The Trump administration said it has rescinded tens of thousands of nonimmigrant visas since January, pointing to criminal activity as the primary reason.

The State Department announced on Thursday that 80,000 visas have been revoked this year, noting that this is more than twice the number revoked last year.

More than 8,000 student visas were among those impacted.

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The top reasons for these revocations were assault, theft, and driving under the influence, according to the State Department. These three crimes accounted for nearly half of the revoked visas this year.

The agency said it pulled more than 16,000 visas for DUIs, more than 12,00

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