A State Department official says 85,000 U.S. visas were revoked over safety concerns. New policies include stricter H-1B scrutiny and expanded travel restrictions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his long-promised “ gold card ” was officially going on sale, offering legal status and an eventual pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals paying $1 million and corporations ponying up twice that per foreign-born employee.

The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer says the law doesn't allow the Trump administration to eliminate H-1B visas.

The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing to visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup,

There are dozens of different types of visas people coming to the United States can seek to clear their entry into the country. The State Department lumps them into two categories: nonimmigrant visas and immigrant visas. Cuyahoga Falls-based immigration attorney Farhad Sethna explains the difference between the two categories.

The State Department revoked the visas of 4,000 foreign students – 90% of whom have serious criminal records – during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term, a senior State Department official confirmed to Fox News Digital.

The order effectively suspends the special immigration program for Afghans who helped the United States during its 20-year-long occupation of their home country.

The Trump administration has been trying to repair the damage from the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid in Georgia.

Lawmakers are hopeful the World Cup will be successful but see visa delays, threats of banning some countries and steep ticket prices as big hurdles.

US revokes 85,000 visas amid stricter security measures, increased vetting, and heightened scrutiny of high-risk applicants.