More than 600 international students, teachers and researchers from at least 90 US universities have recently revoked by the Trump government, according to an analysis by CNN of judicial documents, statements by lawyers and announcements of educational institutions across the country.
It is unclear whether all students whose visas have been revoked must leave the country immediately or may stay to continue their studies.
The US State Department is manually canceling the records of the Student Identification Number and Exchange Visitor (Sevis) and has not reported universities or students about the cancellations of their visas. In most cases, universities have discovered reviews of visas when checking the system.
Some students have no criminal record, while others face the possibility of being sent home for relatively lower convictions, such as crimes committed years ago that, according to immigration lawyers, usually do not lead to deportation.
Some universities are responding to these federal measures manifesting and asking for more clarity from the government.
On Monday (14), the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sally Kornbluth, said: “MIT is an American university, and we are proud to be one, but we would be severely harmed without students and academics who join us from other countries,” in a letter to the MIT community.
“The threat of unexpected reviews of visas will reduce the likelihood that the best students in the world will come to the United States, damaging US competitiveness and scientific lead in the coming years,” said Kornbluth.
This content was originally published in Trump government revoked more than 600 visas of foreign students on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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