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News Timeline for International Students

A chronological timeline of important news, policy changes, and events relevant to international students in the United States.

EE. UU. ha revocado las visas de casi 300 estudiantes
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EE. UU. ha revocado las visas de casi 300 estudiantes
May 2, 2025

Decenas de centros educativos, entre ellos la Universidad de California y Harvard, dijeron que el gobierno de Trump canceló visados a sus alumnos en los últimos días. Para muchos, las razones no están claras.

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Trump Has Targeted Universities Like Harvard, Cornell, Columbia. Why?
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Trump Has Targeted Universities Like Harvard, Cornell, Columbia. Why?
May 2, 2025

President Trump has set his sights on defunding colleges, singling out some of the world’s wealthiest schools in what critics say is an attack on academic freedom.

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Columbia Displays More Aggressive Posture in Dealing With Demonstrators
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Columbia Displays More Aggressive Posture in Dealing With Demonstrators
May 2, 2025

Students chained to a gate were removed by security officials. It came as the university planned to deploy 36 officers empowered to remove people from campus.

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The Formerly Incarcerated Person Who Turned Down Columbia’s Ph.D. Offer
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The Formerly Incarcerated Person Who Turned Down Columbia’s Ph.D. Offer
May 2, 2025

After 30 years in prison, Ibrahim Rivera was headed to the Ivy League. Then he realized that because of Trump administration threats, the university could not guarantee his funding would survive.

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Vandalism of Muslim Prayer Room at N.Y.U. Is Investigated as Hate Crime
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Vandalism of Muslim Prayer Room at N.Y.U. Is Investigated as Hate Crime
May 2, 2025

Graffiti was etched onto walls of the room, at a university library, and prayer mats kept there had been soaked in urine.

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Judge Orders Tufts Student’s Detention Case Moved to Vermont
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Judge Orders Tufts Student’s Detention Case Moved to Vermont
May 2, 2025

The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was detained by ICE agents in Massachusetts, driven to Vermont and flown to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government was trying to argue her court case.

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Boston Faces Identity Crisis Amid Trump’s Cuts to University and Research Funding
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Boston Faces Identity Crisis Amid Trump’s Cuts to University and Research Funding
May 2, 2025

Colleges and teaching hospitals are the cornerstones of the city’s economy — and identity. But federal funding cuts to higher education could change that.

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Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation
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Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation
May 2, 2025

Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days. For many, the reasons are unclear.

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Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
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Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
May 2, 2025

The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.

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Canada eases PGWP rules, removes field-of-study requirement for college graduates
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Canada eases PGWP rules, removes field-of-study requirement for college graduates
May 2, 2025
Air Force Academy Stops Considering Class Diversity in Admissions Process
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Air Force Academy Stops Considering Class Diversity in Admissions Process
May 2, 2025

The Justice Department said in a filing Friday that the academy changed its policy to adhere to an executive order issued in January by President Trump.

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Jewish Groups and Synagogues Defend Students Detained by ICE
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Jewish Groups and Synagogues Defend Students Detained by ICE
May 2, 2025

More than two dozen are joining a legal effort to free a Tufts University student the Trump administration is trying to deport because of her pro-Palestinian views.

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The Formerly Incarcerated Person Who Turned Down Columbia’s Ph.D. Offer
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The Formerly Incarcerated Person Who Turned Down Columbia’s Ph.D. Offer
May 2, 2025

After 30 years in prison, Ibrahim Rivera was headed to the Ivy League. Then he realized that because of Trump administration threats, the university could not guarantee his funding would survive.

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Vandalism of Muslim Prayer Room at N.Y.U. Is Investigated as Hate Crime
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Vandalism of Muslim Prayer Room at N.Y.U. Is Investigated as Hate Crime
May 2, 2025

Graffiti was etched onto walls of the room, at a university library, and prayer mats kept there had been soaked in urine.

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Judge Orders Tufts Student’s Detention Case Moved to Vermont
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Judge Orders Tufts Student’s Detention Case Moved to Vermont
May 2, 2025

The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was detained by ICE agents in Massachusetts, driven to Vermont and flown to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government was trying to argue her court case.

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Boston Faces Identity Crisis Amid Trump’s Cuts to University and Research Funding
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Boston Faces Identity Crisis Amid Trump’s Cuts to University and Research Funding
May 2, 2025

Colleges and teaching hospitals are the cornerstones of the city’s economy — and identity. But federal funding cuts to higher education could change that.

Read full article
Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation
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Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation
May 2, 2025

Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days. For many, the reasons are unclear.

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Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
University
Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
May 2, 2025

The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.

Read full article
Trump Has Targeted Universities Like Harvard, Cornell, Columbia. Why?
University
Trump Has Targeted Universities Like Harvard, Cornell, Columbia. Why?
May 2, 2025

President Trump has set his sights on defunding colleges, singling out some of the world’s wealthiest schools in what critics say is an attack on academic freedom.

Read full article