Hundreds of international students in the United States are receiving emails from the US State Department (DOS). In which he has been instructed to leave the country due to joining the campus activism. An American immigration lawyer confirmed this and said that some Indian students may also be affected by this action. In some cases, the visa is canceled even when sharing or liking social media posts.
A part of social media review
According to an American immigration lawyer, not only the students participating in offline campus activism are also being targeted but also students who are involved online. This action is part of the social media review being conducted by the DOS including the Consulate Officers. As a result, new applicants will be examined for F (Educational Studies), M (Professional Studies) or J (Exchange) Visa and can be denied admission in the US. Then, Indian and other students may also face the cancellation of visas for Insta ‘Like’.
More than 300 student visa canceled in 3 weeks
A recent report states that the US will have 1.1 million international students during the 2023-24 academic year, out of which 331,000 will be from India. According to a report, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has launched an AI-Interested initiative called ‘Catch and Rivok’ to cancel the visa of suspected foreign nationals supporting Hamas or other terrorist organizations. Under this initiative, more than 300 foreign students visas have been canceled in just three weeks.
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