Trump team orders stop to new student VISA interviews
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The Trump administration’s move Wednesday night to revoke Chinese students’ visas created another political headache for a powerful industry already struggling to deal with the White House’s barrage of changes to trade and visa policies.
State Department has yet to issue instructions on its visa ban, which could affect tens of thousands of Chinese students.
Trump administration is ordering US embassies and consular sections to stop scheduling interviews for student visas as it weighs requiring social media vetting for all applicants, Politico reports, citing a cable.
Conservatives are playing with fire by celebrating the revocation of visas simply on the basis of pro-Palestinian or anti-Israeli speech.
Public institutions in Arizona, California, Illinois, Michigan and Texas rank among the top destinations for international students.