Four international students at WMU have lost SEVIS status, school says
'Termination of SEVIS status can lead to being asked to leave the country,' a notice on the school's website says. 'Whether individuals will ultimately have their visas revoked is under the purview of the U.S. Department of State.'
Colleges around the US say some international students' visas are being revoked
The school says it has more than 2,000 international students enrolled, both in Michigan and abroad.
WMU says federal officials did not notify the students or the school about the SEVIS terminations, which were discovered by staff members who monitor the system.
It said the school is working with the impacted students to explore their options, and will continue to monitor for any other record terminations.
International students across the country are having their SEVIS statues terminated or their visas revoked. In Michigan, two students had their visas revoked at Grand Valley State University and an unknown number of students had their visas revoked at Michigan State University, the schools say.
Some international students at Central Michigan University have also had their SEVIS status terminated, CMU said.
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