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State Department defends visa revocations as routine; declines to discuss evidence in Turkish student's detention
Summary
A State Department spokesperson said visa revocations are ongoing, not routinely quantified, and used to enforce U.S. law. The spokesperson declined to discuss court matters relating to the detention and visa revocation of a Turkish student, saying adjudication is in the courts.
The Department of State defended visa revocations as part of routine enforcement of U.S. law and declined to provide numerical totals, saying the figures are dynamic and the department generally does not provide statistics on revocations.
"We don't speak about specifics...we tend to also not provide statistics," State Department spokesperson Tami said at a press briefing. She added the department revokes visas "every day in order to secure America's…
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