The Trump administration has paused immigrant visa applications worldwide while consular officers are briefed on tightened public-charge rules meant to exclude applicants seen as potential drains on public benefits. The halt began in early August and is expected to end by early to mid-September, with August interviews rescheduled rather than canceled, mainly affecting family-based applicants; employer-sponsored worker visas are largely unaffected. Separately, the State Department is preparing to revoke B-1 and B-2 tourism and business visas held by up to 200,000 people who sought asylum, which would be the largest single mass visa revocation in U.S. history and is likely to face legal challenges. Officials say the step is intended to deter future tourist-visa-to-asylum pathways, though it would have limited effect on people already in the United States with pending asylum cases. The moves form part of a broader crackdown that has included revived public-charge green-card restrictions and an earlier 75-country visa suspension struck down by a court.