UCLA campus in westwood on Nov. 18, 2023.
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California campuses are searching for answers after dozens of international students had their visas terminated in recent days, a worrying trend for the state’s public colleges and universities that enroll tens of thousands of international students and depend on the millions of dollars in tuition revenue they provide.
Concerns are also growing that the visa actions could result in a sizable number of international students choosing not to attend U.S. colleges in the fall.
Across the University of California’s 10 campuses and California State University’s 23 campuses, more than 70 current and former students have had their F-1 visas terminated, a number that could grow. In most cases, campus officials said the federal government, under new Trump administration policies, terminated the visas without explanation.
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