US EditionHe Left Myanmar for Michigan. Trump’s Travel Ban Cut Off His US College Studies Midway
Patrick Thaw, stranded in Singapore by a U.S. travel ban on Myanmar, explored options in Australia and Canada while over 1,400 students from Myanmar held U.S. visas in 2024.
- Patrick Thaw, a University of Michigan junior, was left stranded in Singapore after his June visa interview was immediately followed by President Donald Trump's travel ban on 12 countries, including Myanmar.
- Civil war in Myanmar left fewer local schooling options, and as of summer 2024 more than 1,400 people from Myanmar held American student visas, highlighting the ban's reach.
- When Thaw arrived at Michigan in 2023, he immersed himself as a neuroscience major in a biology fraternity and Alzheimer's research lab before his Singapore medical school internship ended.
- A Michigan official said the school would support students, and Thaw declined Australia's program, hoping to attend the University of Toronto, but declined to comment on his case.
- The travel ban and related visa pauses contributed to enrollment declines, and universities revived remote learning and partner-campus admissions, Sarah Spreitzer, American Council on Education, said.
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Meet a 21-year-old Michigan student trapped in Singapore because Trump's travel ban stranded him during study abroad
The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbor, while he was FaceTiming in from Singapore, stranded half a world away. One day last June he was interviewing to renew his U.S. student visa, and the next his world was turned upside down by President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from 12 countries, including Thaw’s native My…
By MAKIYA SEMINERA The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since finishing his sophomore year was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbor, while he joined via FaceTime from Singapore, stranded halfway around the world. One day last June he was interviewing to renew his U.S. student visa, and the next his world came crashing down with President Donald Trump’s decision to ban entry to people …
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New York: The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since his sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbour, while he was FaceTiming in from Singapore, stranded half a world away. One day last June, he was interviewing to renew his US student visa, and the next, his world was turned upside down by President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from 12 countries, including T…
Dream Deferred: The Saga of Patrick Thaw's Pursuit of Education Amidst Travel Bans
Dream Deferred: The Saga of Patrick Thaw's Pursuit of Education Amidst Travel Bans In a bittersweet twist, Patrick Thaw finds himself far from his Ann Arbour campus, participating in classes virtually from Singapore. This unexpected disruption arose midway through his journey at the University of Michigan, courtesy of a travel ban affecting students from Myanmar among other countries.The travel ban is one of many hurdles introduced by the Trump …
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He left Myanmar for Michigan. Trump’s travel ban cut off his US college studies midway
The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann…
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