Visas of 18 Florida International University students have been revoked: Officials

The visas of nearly Florida International University students have been revoked part of the Trump Administration s latest effort to terminate the visas of international students across the country FIU administrators established Friday that the F visas of students were terminated between March and April They did not provide specific information It s part of a larger pattern where hundreds of students are having their learner visas revoked chosen because of you know petty things like a traffic infraction but most of of the time because of an assault on their First Amendment rights commented Thomas Kennedy of the Florida Immigrant Coalition F- visas allow non-citizens to enter the United States as full-time students at accredited educational institutions To qualify people must meet certain criteria including approval from ICE They also must have proficiency in English or enroll in courses that lead to it Students must have sufficient funds to help themselves during the entire program of review It s just a disgrace that these students are having their university studies their university careers cut short because of this Kennedy revealed Eleven of the visas revoked are current students and seven are current graduates on optional practical training or o-p-t OPT is a period when students with F- status are permitted by the leadership to receive practical training to complement their field of investigation It s extremely like I disclosed un-American We re supposed to be better than this Kennedy stated Additionally FIU along with other Florida universities signed a cooperation agreement with ICE to use campus police for immigration enforcement