OSU doesn't know why student visas were revoked
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Nearly a dozen international students at Ohio State have had their visas revoked without warning or explanation, and the university says it doesn't know why.
Why it matters: The revocations come amid a broad effort by the Trump administration to penalize international students over pro-Palestinian activism at universities across the country.
- Now, non-protesters are reportedly being targeted.
Catch up quick: In March, the Dispatch reported that five OSU students had visas revoked, along with others studying at Cincinnati and Kent State.
- The OSU count has now reached 11, WOSU reports.
What they're saying: President Ted Carter said in a statement Tuesday that the university was not "formally notified" of the federal government's actions and has not been told why the visas were revoked.
- "While we recognize that visa decisions are the authority of the U.S. government and Ohio State plays no role in these decisions, I share a strong desire for clarity around these actions."
Between the lines: A lawyer representing some of the students reportedly said they are being advised not to speak to the media or identify themselves.
The big picture: Elsewhere, a student at Emerson College in Massachusetts and a doctoral candidate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, neither of whom partook in protests or had any criminal record, were among those stripped of their visas, Axios Boston reports.
The Trump administration made international headlines for detaining Columbia University graduates and Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk over pro-Palestinian activism.