Michigan universities see students' visas revoked

Zoom in: The federal government has revoked international students' visas at U of M, Michigan State, Wayne State, Oakland University, Central Michigan and Grand Valley State University, the Detroit News reported

The latest: U of M officials said yesterday that 22 students and recent graduates have had their visas or their right to remain in the country revoked.

• The federal government has not disclosed specific reasons for the terminations, a university statement reads.

State of play: International students and their attorneys are scrambling to find out why their visas were revoked and how to avoid meeting the same fate as Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk, who was detained over pro-Palestinian activism, and others.

Zoom out: If the widespread student visa revocations continue, universities that rely on high tuition fees from international students could suffer financially.

• An estimated 1 million international students generate more than $40 billion for American higher education each year, per a 2024 article by The World.

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