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The notification comes amid a national trend of university students facing abrupt changes to their citizenship status.
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At least eight students across Oklahoma universities have had their visas revoked, likely due to increased scrutiny from the Trump administration.
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Many of those targeted have participated in some form of pro-Palestinian activity.
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The Trump administrations nationwide crackdown on students has expanded to the Borderland. At least a dozen students at UTEP and EPCC are affected
We are not aware of the details of the revocations or the reasons for them, but we understand these actions continue to take place at other institutions across the country," Harvard said in a post Thursday.
ICE agents detained 33-year-old Aditya Harsono in Marshall, Minnesota, just days after his student visa was abruptly revoked.
Multiple universities contacted by the USA TODAY Network regarding the visa cancellations declined to discuss specifics, citing student confidentiality. Immigration experts said they've never seen the federal government make such sweeping changes to the ordinarily low-profile process of hosting international students.
Michigan House Democrats are demanding answers on "sudden and seemingly arbitrary" revocations of international students’ visas at Michigan colleges.
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The ACLU of Michigan announced Thursday it had filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of four international students attending Michigan schools whose student visa status was revoked.
The recent graduates whose visas were revoked were on post-completion OPT status, according to university officials, which allows them to work in the US for up to one year after they graduate.