Anxiety grows at Illinois universities as some international students’ visas are revoked

Dozens of Illinois college students from abroad have had their visas revoked — forcing many to leave the country on short notice. This includes students from University of Chicago, Southern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois State University, and Northwestern University.

A journalist who covers education and representatives from various universities in the state discuss how the universities are responding to this crackdown and how international students are feeling in this current political climate.

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Emily Hays 
Education Reporter, WILL — Illinois Public Media
 

Jyotsna Kapur
Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, Director of University Honors Program, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
 

Lauren R. Aronson 
Clinical Professor; Director, Immigration Law Clinic
University of Illinois College of Law

Tony Mirasola 
Co-president of the GEO and PhD student in Physics
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
 

Winter Hurst-Leadicker 
Speaker of the Senate, Western Illinois University Student Government Association