Jimmy Carter, 1980:
Jimmy Carter: Sanctions Against Iran Remarks Announcing U.S. Actions.
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Fourth, the Secretary of Treasury [State] and the Attorney General will invalidate all visas issued to Iranian citizens for future entry into the United States, effective today. We will not reissue visas, nor will we issue new visas, except for compelling and proven humanitarian reasons or where the national interest of our own country requires. This directive will be interpreted very strictly.
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10 November 1979: Carter orders 50,000 Iranian students in US to report to immigration
office with view to deporting those in violation of their visas. On 27 December 1979, US appeals court allows deportation of Iranian students found in violation. (CRS 1981, 38, 71)
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Maybe not identical to the current situation but Trump's plan is not entirely without precedent.
I think Trump's rationale is to prevent the buildup of a sizable fifth column inside of the US.
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