More than 300 student visas revoked as the government expands reasons for deportation

Source: CNN

More than 300 student visas revoked as the government expands reasons for deportation

By Andy Rose and Caroll Alvarado, CNN
8 minute read
Updated 6:36 AM EDT, Thu April 10, 2025

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CNN has reviewed court filings, statements from attorneys and announcements from dozens of universities and colleges around the country and confirmed that more than 340 students, faculty and researchers have had their visas revoked this year.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last month the State Department, under his direction, revoked more than 300 visas, with most of those being student visas.

The earliest high-profile cases focused on those accused of supporting terror organizations, as was the case with Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest following pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.

Now, an increasing number of student deportation threats involve the revocation of visas based on relatively minor offenses like years-old misdemeanors, according to immigration attorneys, or sometimes no reason at all.

The targeting of foreign nationals affiliated with prestigious American universities comes amid the Trump administration’s larger immigration crackdown, including claiming broad powers to declare some migrants gang members and deporting them without a hearing.

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