The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to revoke visas of foreign nationals who commit crimes, including driving under the influence (DUI), framing these actions as critical to national security. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott told Fox News Digital, "Every visa decision is a national security decision."

Pigott emphasized that visa security is a key component of border security, stating, "It's who we're allowing into the country legally, and if they operate in a way that is grounds for revocation, we're going to protect the American people."

In 2025, the administration revoked over 100,000 visas—more than double the number revoked during President Joe Biden's final year in office. While most revocations were due to visa overstays, many others resulted from criminal activity, with drunk driving arrests accounting for a significant portion.

A notable case involves 27-year-old Michael Rosario-Cruz from Canadian County, Oklahoma, who was charged in May with four counts of second-degree murder after allegedly driving drunk the wrong way and causing a fatal crash that killed four young people. Rosario-Cruz was living in the U.S. under DACA protections and is currently held at the Canadian County jail with an ICE detainer.

Pigott reiterated the administration's commitment: "We're going to do what's necessary to protect the American people, we're going to enforce our immigration law and we're gonna make clear when it comes to this visa process we are going to continuously vet people here on visas — we're going to have an America first visa policy."

Driving drunk on streets remains "incredibly dangerous," and breaking the law or visa terms, or undermining U.S. national security, are grounds for visa revocation, according to the State Department.

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