Brown University is advising its international staffers and students to reconsider foreign travel plans after an assistant professor at its medical school was deported this weekend, the latest Trump immigration crackdown action to impact an elite American college.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we encourage international students, staff, faculty and scholars — including U.S. visa holders and permanent residents (or ‘green card holders’) — to consider postponing or delaying personal travel outside the United States until more information is available from the U.S. Department of State,” said Russell Carey, Brown’s executive vice president for planning and policy, in a campus-wide email.
While the Trump administration has not changed its official guidance around travel bans or restrictions, “during this period of great uncertainty, we feel it’s imperative to share reminders with Brown’s international community…
