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One Cal Poly student, three recent graduates visas revoked

April 12, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

One international student and three recent Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduates have had their visas revoked, according to the university.

There is currently a federal mandate to revoke the visas of international students and workers accused of crimes or involved in antisemitic activities. Over 300 students at 41 universities have lost their visas since the start of the year.

As of April 10, 48 California State University students have had their visas revoked, according to the CSU system. Administrators recommend students with visas “proceed with extreme caution with international travel given that immigration policies, practices, travel bans, and health and safety risks are shifting daily and often cannot be fully assessed or projected in advance.”

At University of California Santa Barbara, the government has revoked the visas of 10 international students.

While the U.S. State Department has the right to revoke visas, that does not automatically mean the person has to leave the United States. Students do have the option to contest deportation.

Campus administrators are providing guidance on navigating the system to their international students.

 


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Ok, their student visas are over when they have graduated or maybe their four years have passed years ago, what’s the BFD?? It would better serve the public to make this a Gong Show if the public viewing was needed.


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This issue is pure and simple federal government (trump) overreach on our First Amendment which arguably protects those students with visas. The First Amendment states that Congress cannot abridge freedom of speech or of the press. If we see something that we disagree with, we have this very Right to protect our opinions. This is afforded to the immigrant students. “Freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (Cornell Law School). The Only stipulation is this Right does not allow one to incite violence or breech peace. Again, pure and simple overreach with the intentions to stop dissent, to stop questioning (why is our money funding a genocide?), and to sow fear (authoritarian government playbook 101). I am just an American that smells the bullshit Trump’s cooking, and it ain’t meat and potatoes.


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If you come here to threaten and terrorize American citizens you must be sent back home… we should never tolerate such a thing…


4

This will teach those students. If you criticize Israel for its genocidal war in Gaza or its apartheid policies in the West Bank you will be deported.


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Authoritarian overreach and infringing on the rights of educated people is surely going to quell anti semitism and make people who see this happen love Israel and not have criticisms or opinions on Israel. Not. This admin is fueling hate and certainly fueling anti semitism by showing itself as a private thought crime police force for a foreign country.


8

Mb surfer- keep riding this wave!


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This is not the land of the free. What is going on. So do we support a legal and legitimate visa and immigration system or is it all out the door if you offend Israel. Truly insane snow flake behavior. Disappearing people for a foreign nation because of thought crimes… please people in the comments, tell me how this is good and makes us stewards of free speech and democracy.


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The phrase “accused of crimes” is a big red flag. I am supportive of visa revocations for individuals found *guilty* of crimes, but the lessons of history show that without due process abuses of government power becomes inevitable.


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“Students do have the option to contest deportation.” sounds like “due process” to me.


11

I “Do Not See” the problem. Do you “ Not See” well? It appears Republicans “Do Not See” well.

Show me your papers or you do not pass. Not too far off for many. Do you “ Not See” it?


-9

Good. Support the Country that is trying to teach you or go back home.


42

Is Israel teaching them? Do they kinda run the show here or???


-6

Please clarify, once you graduate shouldn’t your “student” visa end and you be required to return home and if you want to return to the US, possibly for more education or work apply for a new visa?


66

Ok, so, per the title, why were their visas revoked?


11

A clear definition of “crimes or involved in antisemitic activities” would be helpful.


10

The rest of us, read this in the article:


There is currently a federal mandate to revoke the visas of international students and workers accused of crimes or involved in antisemitic activities. Over 300 students at 41 universities have lost their visas since the start of the year.


12

What is the crime.


11

uh huh, so specifically, what offense did the one Cal Poly student and three graduates commit?


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