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Al Jazeera
3 days ago
- General
- Al Jazeera
Reaction from China on US student visas being revoked
NewsFeed Reaction from China on US student visas being revoked The US has announced it will begin aggressively revoking Chinese students' visas and increase scrutiny of future applicants. China has responded, saying it opposes any disruption to existing student exchange arrangements, as Katrina Yu reports from Beijing.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump administration revokes at least 8 student visas at Oklahoma universities
At least eight students at Oklahoma universities have recently had their visas revoked by the federal government as the Trump administration scrutinizes scores of international students across the U.S. Eight students at Oklahoma State University lost their visas, a spokesperson for the Stillwater school confirmed. A spokesperson for the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond said they "believe there may be as many as four" students on its campus whose visas have been revoked. Officials at the University of Oklahoma in Norman declined to discuss whether any of its students have been affected, citing student confidentiality. It's unclear why exactly some international students in Oklahoma are being targeted, but the revocations link them with hundreds of other students across the country who are now forced to leave the United States. More: Trump cancels hundreds of student visas, forcing rapid departures Universities have reported some students being forced to leave immediately, in many cases after discovering their visas were canceled in the federal Student Exchange and Visitor Information System, or through an unexpected text or email, according to reporting from USA TODAY. Elisabeth Walker, OSU's director of the Office of International Students and Scholars, told the university's Faculty Council Tuesday that one student's visa was revoked two weeks ago, five were rescinded last week and two were revoked Tuesday, according to reporting from the O'Colly, OSU's student newspaper. She said the federal government is canceling the students' electronic immigration record, citing political activity for one of them, and criminal activity for the other seven. From talking to students, Walker said she's learned that the criminal records have ranged from previous arrests to speeding tickets, the student news outlet reported. The revocations follow comments made in March by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that he's revoked at least 300 visas of students he described as "lunatics," citing pro-Palestinian support or activism, activities that are typically considered protected under the First Amendment. "It might be more than 300 at this point. We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visas," Rubio said at a news conference. Contributing: Trevor Hughes of USA TODAY This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Trump administration revokes visas for Oklahoma students at OSU, OCU
