Stanford University is the latest California school to report several active students and alumni have had their visas revoked as part of a sweeping crackdown by the Trump administration.
Stanford confirmed in a statement Sunday that six members of its community had their visas revoked. This included four currently enrolled students and two recent graduates, the university said.
“The University learned of the revocations during a routine check of the [Student and Exchange Visitor Information System] database,” it said. “Stanford notified the students of the revocations and made external legal assistance available to them.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last month the State Department has revoked 300 or more student visas, seemingly targeting foreign-born students who participate in political activism. This comes after several high-profile cases of pro-Palestinian scholars being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
More than three dozen students and alumni of California universities have had their visas nullified in the last week, though schools did not provide detailed information on the students citing privacy concerns.
The University of California, which is the state’s largest public university system, said it was aware of changes to international students’ statuses hitting multiple campuses.
“This is a fluid situation, and we continue to monitor and assess its implications for the UC community and the people affected,” the University of California administration said. “We are committed to doing what we can to support all members of our community as they exercise their rights under the law.”
The University of California administration referred NBC News to individual schools to ascertain how many students were impacted at each campus.
Six people who attended the nearby University of California, Berkeley, campus also had their student visas revoked. The UC school said in a statement Saturday that two undergraduate students, two graduate students, and two alumni were impacted.
The two UC Berkeley alumni were in the U.S. under the STEM Optional Practical Training Extension program, which allowed for a 24-month extension for foreign students to work in a related field.
“Campus officials (and the University of California) are committed to doing what they can to support all members of our community as they exercise their rights under the law,” UC Berkeley said. “In doing so, the university will continue to follow all applicable state and federal laws.”
Another five students were impacted at the University of California, San Diego. There were seven students and five recent graduates at the University of California, Davis, who had their visas voided out.
“The federal government has not explained the reasons behind these terminations,” UC Davis said in a statement. “We recognize that these actions are distressing for many in our campus community. We expect this situation to remain fluid, and we continue to closely monitor and assess its implications.”
The University of California, Irvine, released a statement on the issue but did not provide a number of students or alumni who were effected by the Trump administration’s student visa changes. It said that UC Irvine was “providing guidance and resources to support our community through these developments.”
UC Irvine did not immediately respond to a request for how many members of its community had their visas revoked.
The Daily Bruin, a student newspaper for the University of California, Los Angeles, reported over the weekend that “multiple” students on its campus were affected.
UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk confirmed in a statement Sunday that six currently enrolled students had their visas revoked and another six recent graduates had their OPT visas terminated.
“We recognize that these actions can bring feelings of tremendous uncertainty and anxiety to our community,” Frenk wrote. “We want our immigrant and international UCLA students, staff and faculty to know we support your ability to work, learn, teach and thrive here.”
