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<div><p class="body-graf">Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday that the State Department has revoked over 300 student visas, as the White House increasingly focuses on foreign-born students primarily engaging in activism.</p><p class="body-graf">Rubio cautioned that the administration is monitoring “these extremists.” Across the nation, scholars have been apprehended, sometimes by masked immigration officers, and placed in detention facilities, often far from their homes with minimal notice and often with scant information regarding the reasons for their detention.</p><p class="body-graf">“It could be more than 300 by now. We handle it daily. Every time I come across one of these extremists, I revoke their visas,” Rubio stated at a press conference in Guyana, where he was in discussions with leaders.</p><figure class="styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii"><picture class="styles_image__i32F7" data-testid="picture"><source media="(min-width: 1000px)" srcset="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2/rockcms/2025-03/250327-Rumeysa-Ozturk-arrest-mn-0900-2e9d15.jpg 2x, https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250327-Rumeysa-Ozturk-arrest-mn-0900-2e9d15.jpg 1x"></source><source media="(min-width: 320px)" srcset="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2/rockcms/2025-03/250327-Rumeysa-Ozturk-arrest-mn-0900-2e9d15.jpg 2x, https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250327-Rumeysa-Ozturk-arrest-mn-0900-2e9d15.jpg 1x"></source><img loading="lazy" src="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250327-Rumeysa-Ozturk-arrest-mn-0900-2e9d15.jpg" alt="Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national with a valid student visa, is arrested Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Somerville, Mass." height="1080" width="1920"></picture><figcaption class="caption styles_caption__TCewG" data-testid="caption"><span class="caption__container" data-testid="caption__container">Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national with a valid student visa, was arrested Tuesday in Somerville, Mass.</span><span class="caption__source" data-testid="caption__source">Obtained by NBC News</span></figcaption></figure><p class="body-graf">Many individuals detained by Trump officials were involved in or supported the pro-Palestinian movement that surged on college campuses last year. While the administration has not publicly articulated why certain students are targeted, one individual sought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was noted on lists created by far-right pro-Israel organizations as a target for deportation.</p><p class="body-graf">Trump allies, now reestablished in government roles, signaled for months prior to his presidency that they intended to deport students openly supporting Hamas or other U.S.-designated terrorist groups, particularly after they engaged in unauthorized campus protests and faced suspensions, expulsions, or imprisonment.</p><p class="body-graf">These detentions are indicative of a wider initiative by President Donald Trump to strictly regulate the actions of legal permanent residents, student visa holders, and others legally residing in the United States, which experts and advocates claim could undermine fundamental American rights to free speech and assembly.</p><p class="body-graf">“It is uniquely troubling to convey a message to the brightest minds globally who have historically sought out U.S. universities for their openness and freedom, only to hear, ‘We do not want you here,’” remarked Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project.</p><p class="body-graf">Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, repeatedly asserted that the administration's deportation policy operates on a “worst first” premise, focusing on removing individuals with criminal records or those perceived as national security threats. Data from the Department of Homeland Security indicates that there are over 400,000 noncitizens convicted of crimes in the United States. The administration has transported over 200 Venezuelans to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, alleging gang affiliations, claims strongly refuted by the families and attorneys of some of those deported.</p><p class="body-graf">Shifting the focus to students marks a departure from their stated aim of targeting criminals, according to Kathleen Bush-Joseph, a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.</p><p class="body-graf">Bush-Joseph highlighted that for noncitizens, “the government possesses significant discretion concerning the awarding or withdrawal of immigration benefits, which can be based on various grounds.”</p><p class="body-graf">The State Department has justified certain student deportation actions through an immigration provision originating from the Cold War, granting Rubio the authority to expel noncitizens if their actions could lead to “potentially significant adverse foreign policy ramifications.” U.S. authorities may also revoke a student visa if they assess the student as a threat.</p><p class="body-graf">Several scholars have already faced deportation, with arrests persisting. Just this week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement took two students into custody near their residences. One of them was Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral student from Iran at the University of Alabama. ICE did not promptly respond to inquiries regarding Doroudi’s immigration status or the reasons for his arrest. The university confirmed that a doctoral student had been detained but provided no further information.</p><figure class="styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii"><picture class="styles_image__i32F7" data-testid="picture"><source media="(min-width: 1000px)" srcset="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2/rockcms/2025-03/250327-Alireza-Doroudi-mn-0745-bc5811.jpg 2x, https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250327-Alireza-Doroudi-mn-0745-bc5811.jpg 1x"></source><source media="(min-width: 320px)" srcset="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2/rockcms/2025-03/250327-Alireza-Doroudi-mn-0745-bc5811.jpg 2x, https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250327-Alireza-Doroudi-mn-0745-bc5811.jpg 1x"></source><img loading="lazy" src="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250327-Alireza-Doroudi-mn-0745-bc5811.jpg" alt="Alireza Doroudi on the campus of the University of Alabama." height="524" width="786"></picture><figcaption class="caption styles_caption__TCewG" data-testid="caption"><span class="caption__container" data-testid="caption__container">Alireza Doroudi at the University of Alabama.</span><span class="caption__source" data-testid="caption__source">via Facebook</span></figcaption></figure><p class="body-graf">Another individual is Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey, who was detained while having a valid student visa.</p><p class="body-graf">Ozturk co-wrote an opinion piece in the Tufts student newspaper last year that criticized the university's response to student activism, urging the school to “recognize the Palestinian genocide” and “divest from companies with direct or indirect ties to Israel.” The piece, authored by four students and supported by 32 others, did not mention Hamas.</p><p class="body-graf">When queried about Ozturk’s arrest, Rubio expressed disbelief at why “any nation would permit individuals to enter and disrupt their academic institutions.”</p><p class="body-graf">“We issued you a visa for study, not for social activism that disrupts our university environments,” he remarked.</p><p class="body-graf">“If I were invited into your home for dinner and then proceeded to muddy your couch and vandalize your kitchen, you would likely ask me to leave,” Rubio stated.</p><p class="body-graf">Ozturk is currently confined in a detention facility in Louisiana. The current status of Doroudi remains unclear, and scant information is available regarding his case.</p><p class="body-graf">The National Iranian American Council has requested details about Doroudi’s location and whether he has been charged with any offenses, calling for the release of those “unfairly detained.”</p><p class="body-graf">“Doroudi’s arrest follows the unfounded arrest of students and a green card holder, seemingly as retaliation for their activism and expression against war,” the organization stated.</p><p class="body-graf">Meanwhile, a far-right organization has compiled the names and identifiers of students and professionals — both noncitizens and U.S. residents — claimed to be “promoting hatred against the USA, Israel, and Jews on college campuses,” with the stated goal of combating antisemitism on campuses. Another group communicated to the Trump administration a compilation of hundreds of names for deportation; one student listed on both compilations, Momodou Taal, is currently facing deportation and has been instructed to report to ICE. Taal, a Ph.D. student and U.S. visa holder, participated in protests at Cornell University advocating for Palestinians in Gaza.</p><p class="body-graf">Other students singled out by the Trump administration include:</p><p class="body-graf">— Yunseo Chung, 21, a Columbia University student involved in the protests. She is a legal permanent resident and not required to have a student visa; she immigrated to the U.S. from South Korea as a child. She is contesting her deportation in court, and last week, a federal judge ruled that she cannot be detained while her legal case proceeds.</p><p class="body-graf">— Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian student who took part in the spring protests at Columbia. Immigration officials claim she overstayed her student visa and subsequently was apprehended by ICE.</p><figure class="styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii"><picture class="styles_image__i32F7" data-testid="picture"><source media="(min-width: 1000px)" srcset="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2/rockcms/2025-03/250319-georgetown-professor-Badar-Khan-Suri-inline-ac-1029p-9dc068.jpg 2x, https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250319-georgetown-professor-Badar-Khan-Suri-inline-ac-1029p-9dc068.jpg 1x"></source><source media="(min-width: 320px)" srcset="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2/rockcms/2025-03/250319-georgetown-professor-Badar-Khan-Suri-inline-ac-1029p-9dc068.jpg 2x, https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250319-georgetown-professor-Badar-Khan-Suri-inline-ac-1029p-9dc068.jpg 1x"></source><img loading="lazy" src="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250319-georgetown-professor-Badar-Khan-Suri-inline-ac-1029p-9dc068.jpg" alt="Badar Khan Suri dr professor georgetown" height="800" width="800"></picture><figcaption class="caption styles_caption__TCewG" data-testid="caption"><span class="caption__container" data-testid="caption__container">Badar Khan Suri.</span><span class="caption__source" data-testid="caption__source">Courtesy Georgetown University</span></figcaption></figure><p class="body-graf">— Badar Khan Suri, a graduate student from India teaching at Georgetown University on a student visa, was apprehended this month. He has filed a court petition in Alexandria, Virginia, seeking release from detention and is currently held at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, as indicated by the ICE detainee locator. Officials from Homeland Security stated on X that he was “actively disseminating Hamas propaganda and encouraging antisemitism on social media.”</p><figure class="styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii styles_portrait__NEQhG"><picture class="styles_image__i32F7" data-testid="picture"><source media="(min-width: 1000px)" srcset="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2/rockcms/2025-03/250311-Mahmoud-Khalil-ew-650p-3b9685.jpg 2x, https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250311-Mahmoud-Khalil-ew-650p-3b9685.jpg 1x"></source><source media="(min-width: 320px)" srcset="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2/rockcms/2025-03/250311-Mahmoud-Khalil-ew-650p-3b9685.jpg 2x, https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250311-Mahmoud-Khalil-ew-650p-3b9685.jpg 1x"></source><img loading="lazy" src="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-03/250311-Mahmoud-Khalil-ew-650p-3b9685.jpg" alt="Mahmoud Khalil stands by the gates of Columbia University on April 30, 2024." height="3000" width="2001"></picture><figcaption class="caption styles_caption__TCewG" data-testid="caption"><span class="caption__container" data-testid="caption__container">Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University on April 30.</span><span class="caption__source" data-testid="caption__source">Olivia Falcigno / USA Today Network file</span></figcaption></figure><p class="body-graf">— Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and graduate student at Columbia University, was detained due to his pro-Palestinian activism on campus, according to immigration officials. He’s being held at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Facility in Jena. Recently, a federal judge in New York determined that his arrest and detention challenge should be addressed in New Jersey. The judge issued an order preventing the government from deporting Khalil pending the outcome of his case. He is also facing another deportation case in immigration court in Louisiana, with the next hearing scheduled for early April.</p><p class="body-graf">Samah Sisay, one of Khalil’s legal representatives, expressed concerns that more students might be targeted and potentially face criminal charges related to their activism if officials cite terrorism-related concerns.</p><p class="body-graf">“None of them have criminal histories,” Sisay stated. “This is an onslaught on free speech, and any future criminal allegations that may emerge would still connect to this aim of stifling free expression, suggesting that certain viewpoints are unwelcome in this administration and could lead to criminalization, detention, and deportation.”</p><p class="body-graf">It remains increasingly uncertain whether universities will defend students amidst the escalating efforts to deport outspoken students. Just last week, Columbia University capitulated to Trump’s demands after he threatened to withhold $400 million in federal research grants for “failure to address ongoing harassment against Jewish students,” resulting in the university agreeing to extensive changes.</p><p class="body-graf">Ranjani Srinavasan, a Columbia University doctoral student from India, is not detained by ICE because she exited to Canada instead.</p><p class="body-graf">She informed NBC News that on March 5, she received a notification from the U.S. consulate in Chennai, India that her student visa had been canceled. She stated that she participated in protests. During a significant demonstration where students occupied Hamilton Hall, she was attempting to reach her dorm and was among those covered by police, though the charges were later dropped, according to her lawyer.</p><p class="body-graf">Two days later, ICE agents appeared at her apartment, but another resident denied them entry as they did not possess a warrant, as stated by Srinavasan. The agents returned the following day and were again not permitted inside. Subsequently, Srinavasan received a notification from the international student office indicating her visa had been revoked and that she was required to depart the United States and the university.</p><p class="body-graf">Prior to this, she had been grading assignments as a teaching assistant and nearing the completion of her five-year Ph.D. program.</p><p class="endmark body-graf">“Had I opened the door,” Srinivasan reflected. “I would be in a detention facility right now.”</p><br class=""></div>
