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'This is just the beginning': Trump official on 175,000 visa revocations; 'All we ask is a couple of things...'

President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan reacted to the State Department's announcement of revoking 175,000 visas in the second Trump administration so far and said this is just the beginning. The US administration is reviewing all visas and they consider US visa to be a privilege; and not a right. Appearing on Fox News' The Will Cain Show, Homan said the administration is not asking for something huge. "All we ask is a couple things: Number one, be truthful about who you are and why you’re coming here, and number two, obey the laws while you’re here. So, you know, this is an ongoing process," Homan said.

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"We are reviewing refugee applications that need to be reviewed that were just the unlawful process of the Biden administration. All this needs to be reviewed. Let’s remember, not only did millions come across the border illegally and get released into the United States, we had over half a million people from Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela come to American airports, 30,000 a month. So we’re reviewing all of this and cleaning the system up and get rid of those that, number one, shouldn’t be here. Number two, that are a national security threat or public safety threat. They need to go home," Homan said.

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