US universities help foreign students weather Trump deportations
Source: Reuters
April 25 (Reuters) - From warnings not to leave the country to guidance on how to complete degrees, U.S. universities are advising foreign students how to withstand President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
First immigration agents arrested students involved in pro-Palestinian protests. Then thousands of foreign students were targeted for deportation over minor offenses and arrests.
Now, some university advisers are quietly telling students from abroad to hire a lawyer and keep attending classes while legal appeals play out, according to over two dozen students, immigration attorneys and university officials Reuters spoke to.
University faculty have gone to court to question the constitutionality of arrests.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-universities-help-foreign-students-weather-trump-deportations-2025-04-25/
1.1 million foreign students contributed $44 Billion to the US economy last year.