{"id":30636,"date":"2026-08-07T03:57:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30636"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:57:40","slug":"trump-administration-revoking-visas-for-dui-and-drunk-driving-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30636","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration revoking visas for DUI and drunk driving arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The Trump administration is framing visa revocations as a national security measure, arguing that removing foreign nationals who commit crimes, including under the influence driving, is essential to protecting the American public.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;Every visa decision is a national security decision,&#8221; State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott told Fox News Digital. &#8220;Of course, when we think of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_32379\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/border-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">border security<\/a>, we think about the Southwest border, but visa security is border security. It&#8217;s who we&#8217;re allowing into the country legally, and if they operate in a way that is grounds for revocation, we&#8217;re going to protect the American people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Trump administration has taken an aggressive approach to revoking visas, announcing in January that more than 100,000 foreign nationals&#8217; visas were revoked in 2025 \u2014 more than double the number revoked during President Joe Biden&#8217;s final year in office.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">While a majority of those visas were revoked because travelers overstayed their visas, Pigott said many others lost their visas because of criminal activity, with drunk driving arrests accounting for many of those revocations.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_32380\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/dhs-blasts-minnesota-board-unanimously-pardoning-illegal-immigrant-convicted-3-assaults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DHS BLASTS MINNESOTA BOARD FOR UNANIMOUSLY PARDONING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CONVICTED OF 3 ASSAULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Trump-Visa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Trump-Visa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Trump-Visa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Trump-Visa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/Trump-Visa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/Trump-Visa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/Trump-Visa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/Trump-Visa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Trump-Visa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A split image of President Donald Trump with an image of a visa\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Trump administration has been aggressive about revoking visas of foreign nationals, having revoked 100,000 visas in 2025<\/span> <span>((Photo by Harry Hamburg\/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) (Photo by Aaron Schwartz \/ AFP via Getty Images))<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Fundamentally, if you break the law, that is grounds for revocation,&#8221; Pigott said. &#8220;If you break law, you break terms of your visa, or you undermine the national security of the United States, that&#8217;s grounds for a revocation of your visas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pigott cited recent examples of visa revocations involving DUI offenses, including a foreign national who injured someone while driving drunk and another who showed up intoxicated to a court-mandated DUI program.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Driving drunk on streets is incredibly dangerous,&#8221; Pigott continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s part of a broader initiative from the Trump administration to make sure that our streets are safe. And that includes illegal immigrant drivers, that includes foreigners here on visas that are driving drunk on our streets. We&#8217;re not going to tolerate that. We are going to protect the Americans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In May, Oklahoma authorities charged 27-year-old Michael Rosario-Cruz, who was living in the U.S. under DACA protections, with four counts of second-degree murder, alleging he drove drunk the wrong way and crashed into another vehicle, killing four young people. Authorities reported finding empty beer bottles inside Rosario-Cruz&#8217;s car. He also faces multiple DUI, firearm and other charges.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_32381\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/ice-lodges-detainer-illegal-immigrant-accused-trying-disarm-virginia-police-officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ICE LODGES DETAINER FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF TRYING TO DISARM VIRGINIA POLICE OFFICER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/Michael-Rosario-Cruz-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/Michael-Rosario-Cruz-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/Michael-Rosario-Cruz-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/Michael-Rosario-Cruz-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/931\/523\/Michael-Rosario-Cruz-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1862\/1046\/Michael-Rosario-Cruz-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720\/405\/Michael-Rosario-Cruz-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1440\/810\/Michael-Rosario-Cruz-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/Michael-Rosario-Cruz-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Michael Rosario-Cruz, 27, seen on police camaera\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Michael Rosario-Cruz, 27, is charged with killing four people while driving on the wrong side of the road and intoxicated.<\/span> <span>(Oklahoma Highway Patrol)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The four victims were all between the ages of 18 and 20.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;These young men and women had their whole lives ahead of them. This tragedy was completely preventable,&#8221; DHS Secretary <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_32382\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/markwayne-mullin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> said in a statement. &#8220;This illegal alien should has never been in our country. Join me in praying for the families, friends, and loved ones of these victims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on Rosario-Cruz, who is currently being held at the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_32383\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/spanbergers-ice-rollback-blame-toddler-killing-virginia-hotbed-illegal-immigrant-crime-dhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian County jail<\/a> in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The State Department revoking visas is just the first step in the process to remove a foreign national, according to Pigott.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;When that visa is revoked, there&#8217;s a couple different elements that can happen,&#8221; Pigott told Fox News Digital, explaining that whether a foreign national is deported depends on whether <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_32384\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/justice-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Justice Department<\/a> pursues criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_32385\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-admin-invokes-30-year-dormant-terror-court-seeks-deport-afghan-woman-tied-election-day-plot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP ADMIN INVOKES 30-YEAR DORMANT TERROR COURT AS IT SEEKS TO DEPORT AFGHAN WOMAN TIED TO ELECTION DAY PLOT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/marco-rubio-philippines.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/marco-rubio-philippines.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/marco-rubio-philippines.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/marco-rubio-philippines.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/marco-rubio-philippines.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/marco-rubio-philippines.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/marco-rubio-philippines.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/marco-rubio-philippines.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/marco-rubio-philippines.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Marco Rubio\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with U.S. on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers&#8217; Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 22, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Eloisa Lopez\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;You could see someone leave the country after serving a prison sentence, for example,&#8221; Pigott said. &#8220;Ultimately, DHS then makes the termination about the next step of appropriate action, whether that&#8217;s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_32386\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/deportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deportation<\/a>, whether that is deportation after serving prison sentence, so it really is a case-by-case basis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;But what the revoking of the visa does is that allows us to take appropriate action as a government to remove an individual from our nation based off of the conditions that they may be in currently and taking into other considerations such as the playing out of the judicial process,&#8221; Pigott continued.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_32387\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pigott said the administration&#8217;s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_32388\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration-offer-premium-expedited-visa-interviews-750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visa policy<\/a> is centered on continuous vetting and enforcement even after the visa is first issued.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We&#8217;re going to do what&#8217;s necessary to protect the American people, we&#8217;re going to enforce our immigration law and we&#8217;re gonna make clear when it comes to this visa process we are going to continuously vet people here on visas \u2014 we&#8217;re going to have an America first visa policy,&#8221; 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