President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Friday it would restore revoked international students’ visas following several lawsuits and restraining orders.
Joseph Carilli, a U.S. Department of Justice lawyer, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working on a new system regarding international students studying in the U.S. and, until the system is issued, no students will have their student visas revoked.
OU Marketing and Communications wrote in a statement to OU Daily Friday afternoon they were aware of the U.S. Department of Justice’s announcement.
“While we continue to assess the implications of this development, we welcome actions that bring greater clarity to our international students,” the statement read.
OU Daily reached out to OU International Student Services for a statement but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
Background
On April 4, the Trump administration unexpectedly revoked visas of international students across the country. Schools that reported having students with a terminated legal status include Harvard University, Stanford University, the University of Michigan, the University of California at Los Angeles and Ohio State University.
In Oklahoma, eight Oklahoma State University students had their immigration records terminated by the U.S. government, according to a report published April 8 by The O’Colly, Oklahoma State’s student newspaper.
In Edmond, the University of Central Oklahoma confirmed to KOCO that up to four students had their visas revoked. In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Christian University told KFOR two of its students had their visas revoked.
On April 14, OU wrote in a mass email to students, faculty and staff that it was working closely with those impacted but did not give a clear number of students affected.
This story was edited by Anusha Fathepure and Ismael Lele. Geethika Kollu and Grace Rhodes copy edited this story.
