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State Department says more than 300,000 visas revoked in Trump’s second term

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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The State Department says it has revoked more than 300,000 visas since Trump took office for a second term, according to the New York Post, RedState, Al Jazeera and The Epoch Times. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the pace of revocations has set a record. A State Department official said the vast majority were due to criminal activity, public safety concerns, immigration violations, fraud or other information showing the holder was no longer eligible. The official said a visa-vetting center set up in 2025 led to the overturn of 23,000 of the 300,000 visas. Al Jazeera describes the figure as a claim made by a Trump official.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. The State Department says more than 300,000 visas have been revoked since Trump’s second term began.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    RedState, The Epoch Times

  2. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the pace of visa revocations has set a record.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. A State Department official said the vast majority of revocations were for criminal activity, public safety concerns, immigration violations or fraud.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

  4. The official said a visa-vetting center set up in 2025 led to the overturn of 23,000 of the 300,000 visas.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

How each side tells it

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All sides report that the State Department says more than 300,000 visas have been revoked since Trump’s second term began. The main difference is that right-side headlines state the figure as an announcement or plain fact, while Al Jazeera calls it a claim by a Trump official.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Al Jazeera’s headline presents the 300,000 figure as a claim made by a Trump official, attributing it rather than stating it as fact.

    Trump official Loaded verb“claims”Claims signals doubt about the official’s statement in the headline, while the body reports it as the administration’s position.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? record-breaking 300,000 visas were revoked
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets · 1 opinion

    Headlines state the 300,000 figure as a State Department announcement or as plain fact; the Far Right Epoch Times drops the attribution, and RedState places it within an argument about immigration.

    Over 300K visas revoked so far in Trump’s second term, State Department announces
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left1

    claims

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    yanked

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    yankedMore neutral: revoked

    Yanked is a forceful verb for removing visas that adds drama beyond the plain fact of revocation.

    At least 4,000 visas were yanked from foreign nationals “who engage in or facilitated birth tourism,” the official…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    claimsMore neutral: says

    Claims signals doubt about the official’s statement in the headline, while the body reports it as the administration’s position.

    Trump official claims record-breaking 300,000 visas were revoked

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • figure framed as an official’s claim
  • record-breaking assertion
  • revocations said to target alleged lawbreakers

Leaves out

  • the 23,000 visas overturned by the visa-vetting center

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • scale of 300,000 revocations
  • official announcement
  • record pace of revocations
  • criminal and security rationale
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  • The Epoch TimesFar Right

    US Has Revoked More Than 300,000 Visas in Trump’s Second Term

    The rate of visa revocations has more than doubled since last year.

    Read at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Over 300K visas revoked so far in Trump’s second term, State Department announces

    The Trump administration has revoked more than 300,000 visas since the 47th president took office last year, The Post has learned.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • RedStateFar RightOpinion

    State Department: Over 300,000 Visas Revoked Under Trump

    One of the major differences between Left and right in this country, at this time, is that the left seems to have the notion that the doors of the United States should be open to everyone from everywhere in the world, regardless of whether it actually have anything to offer the …

    Read at RedState (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    4 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 20, 12:02 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 20, 8:01 AM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 20, 8:01 AM EDT
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 20, 12:02 PM EDT
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 20, 10:30 PM EDT

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