SVSU student among those with visas revoked
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The visa terminations of the UW-Madison students are part of a nationwide campaign to strip international students of their ability to stay in the U.S.
From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The moves targeted students at a wide range of universities, from private institutions like Harvard and Stanford universities to public ones like the University of Texas at Austin and Minnesota State ...
From Seattle Times
We recognize that these actions can bring feelings of tremendous uncertainty and anxiety to our community.
From Los Angeles Times
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The terminations of the UNC students’ visas comes after similar revocations at NC State University and Duke University, as well as dozens of universities around the country.
We shouldn’t just think of this as ‘the problem for international students’ or the problem for ‘those people’ who might not have paperwork or documentation,” Wu said.
After the high-profile detainment of Mahmoud Khalil -- a Columbia grad -- in March, higher education institutions across the U.S. are reporting student visa revocations.
California's academic community was rocked by the news that dozens of foreign students had their visas revoked, with the move apparently connected to their participation in campus protests.
On Friday, a university spokesperson described visa revocations as “extremely rare,” while student activists said they had raised more than $10,000 for the student’s legal aid fund. As it stands, the international student now has until the end of next week to leave the country or find a legal pathway to remain.
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