Visa crackdown leads international students in the U.S. to reconsider summer travel

Congress could boost education funding by increasing student visa fees

I once served on the campus budget committee for a large public university. Over a dozen years, starting in the late 90s, I witnessed many changes in how the university operated. The biggest change was the surge in international students, especially those from China. Those students helped us balance our budgets, hire exceptional faculty, and strengthen our programs. That institution was hardly alone in benefiting from international students. Tod…

Judge extends order barring UI international students’ deportation or detention

(Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order barring the Department of Homeland Security from deporting four international students at the University of Iowa while she considers whether to convert that order into a preliminary injunction. The students are suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for revoking their status as students. While the students have been pursuing their case under a…

Minor infractions lead to big problems for international students

After weeks of confusion, the Trump administration confirmed that it terminated visa records for thousands of international students because of past brushes with law enforcement, many of them minor.

Amid visa crackdown, foreign students in California and beyond reconsider summer travel

Foreign students in California and across the U.S. are wary of summer travel, even domestically, after recent student status terminations and visa revocations.

Foreign students in US drop travel plans to avoid deportation risks

The University of California, Berkeley, recently issued an advisory urging caution due to "strict vetting and enforcement."

Harvard Sends International Students’ Info to DHS, Does Not Specify What Records Were Shared

Harvard shared data with the Department of Homeland Security in response to its request for information on international students’ disciplinary records and illegal activity, the University announced in a Wednesday evening email to affiliates.