Several University of Massachusetts international students have visas revoked

The University of Massachusetts Amherst reported Friday that five international students enrolled at the school have had their visas revoked by U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE The university has learned that throughout the module of this week and as of tonight five international students have had their visas revoked and aspirant statuses terminated by the federal authorities UMass Chancellor Javier Reyes revealed in a letter posted to the university website I regret sending this news so late on a Friday given that we learned of selected of these revocations this evening I felt it key to share this troubling news at this time CHINESE NATIONALS BANNED FROM US ATTENDEE VISAS UNDER NEW HOUSE GOP PROPOSALReyes commented the university wasn t notified of the changes to the students visas and only became aware as a product of proactive checks in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement s Scholar and Exchange Visitor Information System SEVIS database We will continue monitoring SEVIS for further updates UMass Amherst is the largest in the state's community university system Fox News Digital reached out to UMass Amherst for comment Earlier this week the president of Minnesota State University in Mankato announced five international students at the university had visas revoked The school s president Edward Inch revealed the school determined out after running a database check of international apprentice statuses after the detention of a Turkish pupil at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis over a drunken driving conviction Other colleges around the country including Arizona State Cornell North Carolina State the University of Oregon the University of Texas and the University of Colorado have also shared having international aspirant visas revoked without notice Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week students are being targeted for involvement in protests along with others tied to expected criminal activity Early last month Columbia pupil Mahmoud Khalil was arrested for his involvement in anti-Israel protests and alleged sponsorship of Hamas VIDEO SHOWS ARREST OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY PARTICIPANT FOR ALLEGEDLY SUPPORTING HAMASAnd in late March an Iranian doctoral participant at the University of Alabama whose visa had been revoked in was arrested in the middle of the night Although his visa was revoked he was notified he could stay in the U S while he remained a learner his lawyer noted CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Department of Homeland Shield announced the attendee Alireza Doroudi posed crucial national assurance concerns Last month Rumeysa Ozturk a Turkish Ph D apprentice at Tufts University in Massachusetts was arrested by immigration officers after she wrote an anti-Israel op-ed for the campus newspaper The Associated Press contributed to this record