At least 100,000 visas have been revoked in a single week in response to President Trump's executive immigration order, an attorney for the Justice Department revealed in court Friday.
The number came to light in a Virginia courtroom Friday as a federal judge granted the state's motion to challenge the immigration ban that caused chaos at airports over the weekend.
"The number 100,000 really sucked the air out of my lungs," said Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg of the Legal Aid Justice Center who represents two brothers from Yemen who were detained after arriving at Dulles Airport on Saturday.
"I think you could almost hear the collective gasp in the courtroom when the government attorney stated that number that over 100,000 visas have been cancelled."
In light of the President's order which banned Syrian refugees indefinitely, all other refugees for 120 days, and residents of seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days multiple court orders were issued that rolled back some of the ban's heavier restrictions.
In New York and Massachusetts, federal judges ordered CBP officers not to detain or deport travelers who had previously been authorized to enter the United States.
[Emily O'Hara/NBCNews]
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