The University of Virginia has issued updated guidelines and recommendations to international students, following the revocation of at least one student’s visa by the Trump administration.
In an April 4 email with the subject line “A Message to UVA’s International Community,” UVA’s Global Affairs Office shared that “one current student’s visa has been canceled,” and it is monitoring the latest developments surrounding immigration enforcement. According to the email, UVA is in touch with and offering support to the affected student.
The university’s federal information website was updated earlier the same day, acknowledging that “students and faculty at American universities have been detained and threatened with deportation on the basis of activities that the federal government believes undermine U.S. foreign policy, including participating in protests, writing opinion pieces, posting on social media, and other expressive activities.”
The site further cautions all members of UVA’s international community to “carefully consider all potential risks of any planned international travel.”
This is a developing story.
Photo: Sanjay Suchak/UVA Communications.
Call to action
Thousands of Charlottesville residents turned out to the Shops at Stonefield on April 5, joining in the nationwide “Hands Off” protest. The crowd spilled out from the shopping center itself, with demonstrators flooding the area to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
A toolkit created by “Hands Off” lists three primary demands: “an end to the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration,” “an end to slashing federal funds for Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs working people rely on,” and “an end to the attacks on immigrants, trans people, and other communities.”
