Washington DC - The Trump administration is planning on revoking the business and tourism visas of around 200,000 migrants who have sought or are currently applying for asylum.

According to documents obtained by the Associated Press, the State Department is planning to announce within days the revocation of B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have or are currently seeking asylum.

If it were to move ahead, such a decision would amount to the largest mass revocation of visas in US history.

The officials said that revocations wouldn't result in the immediate deportation of asylum seekers, but most of those with pending applications would lose their legal status in the country.

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"We are coordinating with DHS to identify and revoke the non immigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently," State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott confirmed when asked by the AP.

"As the process will be ongoing, the number of revocations remains dynamic and will be done on a rolling basis," Pigott said, refusing to provide a rough number on how many people would be impacted by the revocations.

B1 visas are typically issued to those who are temporarily in the country for business purposes, while B2 visas are given to tourists or foreigners traveling temporarily in the US for personal or medical reasons.

The Trump administration has long complained about people who enter the country on a temporary visa and then apply for asylum.

"People in the US and all over the world are fed up with bogus asylum claims," said Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau in a rambling, lengthy post to X on Monday.

"Asylum isn't supposed to be a loophole to circumvent immigration laws," he continued. "But the system has long been swamped by frivolous asylum claims."