US cracks on foreign students: more than 6,000 visas were canceled this year; About 4,000 related to criminal offenses. world News
The US State Department canceled more than 6,000 student visas this year, as the Trump administration carried forward his rift on international students accused of breaking the law. According to a department official, the visa was canceled as individuals either abolished their permits or violated American laws. The “vast majority” of legal violations include attacks, impact, theft, and driving under “support for terrorism”. Of over 6,000 reconstructions, around 4,000 were associated with criminal offenses. State Secretary Marco Rubio said in an interview with EWTN in early August that a student visa is not a constitutional right.“There is no constitutional right for a student visa. A student visa is something we decide to give you. Every kind of visa is denied every kind of visa every day. As I talk to you now, someone’s visa application is being denied for America. So, if I refuse you a visa, I know that I don’t know you.”The CNN reported that under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 200 to 300 visas were canceled on alleged terrorism, which bars foreign nationals by admission due to “terrorist related activities”. The Trump administration increased the investigation of universities and student visa programs. Officials especially focused on international students participating in the protest against the war in Gaza, accused them of antisemitism and supported terrorism. In a high-profile case, the visa of Tufts University PhD Student Rumcsa Ojturk was canceled. He was detained by masked federal agents in March and kept in custody of snow before a judge ordered a release in May. In June, the Foreign Department directed the embassies and consolations to “our citizens, culture, government, institutions, or hostile approach to the founding principles”. Applicants were asked to make their social media profiles public as part of the process. According to the State Department, about 400,000 F1 students visas were issued in FY 2024.
