Archive · 26 Aug 2026
NAPA Calls for Fair Review of Reported U.S. Visa Revocations
A group representing Punjabi people is worried about a reported U.S. visa policy.
The policy could affect some people who entered the United States on visitor visas and later asked for asylum.
Visitor visas include B1 visas for business and B2 visas for tourism, family visits or medical travel.
Reports say as many as 200,000 visas might be reviewed or revoked, but that number is not final.
The group says each person’s situation should be examined separately.
It believes a person may have entered honestly and later faced circumstances that led them to seek asylum.
The group also says losing a visa should not automatically mean being deported.
It wants the government to explain the process and urges immigrants to keep documents and seek legal advice when needed.
The North American Punjabi Association urged individual reviews of reported B1 and B2 visa revocation cases.
Reports indicate the Trump administration may consider revoking up to 200,000 visitor visas held by people who later sought asylum.
NAPA said the 200,000 figure is an upper estimate, not an officially announced final number.
Executive director Satnam Singh Chahal said later asylum applications should not automatically be treated as evidence of visa fraud.
NAPA requested clear information about affected people, procedures, notice requirements and available legal options.
- Who
- The North American Punjabi Association, led in this effort by executive director Satnam Singh Chahal, addressed the Trump administration and U.S. senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff.
- What
- NAPA urged a fair, individual review of reported plans to revoke some B1 and B2 visas held by people who later applied for asylum.
- When
- The appeal was reported on Wednesday, August 26; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- The appeal was made in Chandigarh and concerns visa holders and asylum applicants in the United States.
- Why
- NAPA said later asylum applications do not automatically prove visa fraud and called for clear procedures, notice and legal options.
Case-by-case review
Enforcement against visa misuse
How later asylum applications should be treated
Case-by-case review
NAPA says applying for asylum after entering as a visitor should not automatically establish fraud because circumstances may change.
Enforcement against visa misuse
The reported policy reflects concern that visitor visas may have been misused, and cases involving false information or hidden intentions should be examined under U.S. law.
Scope and process of revocations
Case-by-case review
NAPA wants individual decisions, clear explanations, advance notice and information about legal options rather than an automatic broad revocation approach.
Enforcement against visa misuse
The reported plan could consider revoking a large number of B1 and B2 visas, although the article does not identify a final government decision or figure.
Effect of visa revocation
Case-by-case review
NAPA says revocation should not automatically mean immediate deportation and that genuine asylum claims should remain possible.
Enforcement against visa misuse
The reported approach could end a person’s visitor-visa status, while people with pending asylum cases may be placed under another immigration status.
- Organization
- North American Punjabi Association (NAPA)
- Executive director
- Satnam Singh Chahal
- Reported potential scope
- Up to 200,000 B1 and B2 visas
- Visa categories
- B1 visas generally cover business; B2 visas generally cover tourism, family visits and medical travel.
- Reported eligibility period
- Visas issued between 2016 and 2026, according to Chahal’s description of the reports.
- Official status of estimate
- The 200,000 figure was described as an upper estimate, not a final number announced by the U.S. State Department.
- Potential immigration consequence
- Reported revocation would not necessarily result in immediate removal; people with pending asylum applications could potentially receive another immigration status.