The United States has recently revoked or changed the status of over 600 student visas, shows nationwide data.
According to nationwide data collected by Inside Higher Ed, over 100 colleges and universities have reported more than 600 cases of students whose immigration status was revoked or altered by the Trump administration.
The United States has recently revoked or changed the status of over 600 student visas, shows nationwide data.
According to nationwide data collected by Inside Higher Ed, over 100 colleges and universities have reported more than 600 cases of students whose immigration status was revoked or altered by the Trump administration as of Thursday.
The move comes amid a sweeping crackdown on immigration by US President Trump and is in line with Trump's election promise.
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According to the data, some of the cases are related to pro-Palestine protests tied to the ongoing Gaza war, while others involve relatively minor offences, the Guardian reported.
Citing Inside Higher Ed, the Guardian reported that they're unsure why the foreign-born students had their visas revoked or have yet to receive formal notification of the changes. Most have still not received any communications from immigration authorities.
Inside Higher Ed says the compiled data set is based on public reports and direct correspondence. The database, first published April 8, will be updated at least twice daily.
On March 31, the Trump administration revoked more than 300 students visas. The crackdown reportedly targeted students involved in campus activism.
The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, confirmed the scale of the crackdown and referred to the student activists as lunatics. He said, "Maybe more than 300 at this point have lost their visas. We do it every day, every time I find one of these lunatics."
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered the students to depart the country immediately, a move that broke with the long-standing tradition of allowing them to remain until they complete their courses.
Last month, Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian doctoral student at Columbia University, self-deported after her F-1 student visa was revoked on allegations of advocating for violence and terrorism and supporting Hamas.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-Palestinian Columbia graduate student, was detained by immigration officials last month on similar charges. The legality of his deportation will be decided by a Louisiana immigration judge on Friday.
In simple terms, this visa allows immigrant students to pursue higher education in the US.
In the US, the F-1 visa is issued to international students who gain admission to an SEVP-accredited college or university programme, provided they meet specific eligibility requirements set by both the institution and the federal government.
Students enrolled in vocational or nonacademic programmes (excluding language training) may be eligible for the M-1 visa issued to vocational students.
Eligible students are issued an F-1 visa for the duration of their stay in the United States, and if their coursework or research work exceeds the planned period, they can seek a visa extension through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).