Southern universities hit by student visa crackdown
The Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students has hit Southern U.S. universities hard.
NBC News reports that several public and private institutions across the Sun Belt have confirmed mass changes to international students’ immigration status.
Although schools did not directly link the changes to student protests, the crackdown targets students who protested Israel’s genocide Gaza.
The University of Texas at Austin said “multiple” students were affected.
Among other schools, Florida International University reported 18 visa cancellations, and Texas A&M removed 23 students from the U.S. student tracking system.
Rice University in Houston reported three revocations and two more affecting recent graduates.
Students have been caught off guard.
Meanwhile, Harvard professors are suing the Trump administration over policy demands tied to $9 billion in federal funding.
Some universities face threats of funding cuts if they don’t meet President Donald Trump’s definition of cracking down on antisemitism.
Florida universities have also signed new enforcement deals with Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of the state’s effort to support federal immigration enforcement.
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