US revokes more than 6,000 student visas
It says the revocations were due to overstays and law violations, with the vast majority being assault, driving under the influence, burglary and support for terrorism.
In May, President Donald Trump's administration temporarily halted new interview appointments for people applying for visas to study in the United States.
Interviews later resumed, but restrictions on accepting foreign students have been tightened, and scrutiny of visa applicants' social media posts has increased.
In addition, the US State Department disclosed on Saturday that it would suspend the issuance of all visitor visas for individuals from the Palestinian territory of Gaza.
It said the measure would be in effect until it conducted "a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days."
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