Lt. Governor Driscoll speaks out on international student visa revocations

Lt. Governor Driscoll speaks out on international student visa revocations

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Over 500 students, faculty, and researchers have had their visas revoked this year, including several students at UMass Amherst. According to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, over 300 visas were revoked in March, most of them belonging to international students. Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll visited Springfield on Sunday, and she told 22News that it is un-American to not be able to express personal views. "It's very…

Springfield students, recent grads lose their visas, like others across US

Illinois students, including those studying in Springfield, have had their international visas canceled.

UK alumni, students and Lexington residents march for international students

People of Lexington, University of Kentucky students and alumni of all ages protested the recent revocations of some UK international graduate student visas in a 2-mile march around campus. Held on Thursday, April 10, the protest, hosted by Lexington protest group Peaceful Bluegrass Resistance, began with about 30 people by the Bowman Wildcat Statue. Protestors walked down Rose Street, around William T. Young Library, down South Limestone and ba…

College Students Not Losing Student Visas here

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