US higher education institutions have advised foreign students and employees to return from winter break before January 20. On this day, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.
The advice from other universities, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which Trump has already announced, comes as the Trump administration is discussing mass deportations of illegal immigrants. It is estimated that there are more than one crore illegal immigrants in the country.
Many higher education institutions in the US, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have advised their foreign students and employees to return from winter break before January 20. On this day, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. This advice has been issued in view of the discussion about large-scale deportation of illegal immigrants in the United States.
In the recently released ‘Open Doors 2024’ report on international education relations, it has been said that there are 11 lakh foreign students in America, of which the largest number (3,30,000) is of Indian students. The Higher Ed Immigration Portal estimates that more than 400,000 undocumented students are studying in the US. Any visa restrictions imposed by the Trump administration on students with valid F-Visas are unlikely to have any impact. MIT has asked students not to pay attention to rumours. David C. Elwell, associate dean and director of the MIT International Students Office, said that it would be too early to say anything.
MIT said those with valid F visas are unlikely to be affected by any visa restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. Also, travel abroad is not a possibility for undocumented students. Caution is advised given the Trump administration’s 2017 experience. The Trump administration issued an executive order on January 27, 2017, barring immigrants and nonimmigrant travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States for 90 days.
