13 international students at the University of 黑料吃瓜网 have had their visas revoked, according to a university spokesperson. Among them are six undergraduates, six graduates, and one post-graduate student, all at Storrs. Their nationalities are not being released.
They join the nearly 1,000 students with revoked visas nationwide, , which has been tracking the cases.
Women鈥檚 basketball head coach Geno Auriemma said he hopes his team won鈥檛 be impacted. They鈥檝e historically featured international students and will have at least three next season.
鈥淚t's a weird time to be in the US, but I'm confident that you know, whether it's with Jana [El Alfy] or with Blanca [Qui帽onez] or whoever else down the road 鈥� if the goal is to go after the bad people,鈥� Auriemma told reporters after Sunday鈥檚 victory parade. 鈥淚 don't think you're going to find any on my team.鈥�
Auriemma was born in Italy.
鈥淭hank God I became a citizen in 1994, huh? I'd be the first coach deported,鈥� he said.
Multiple Yale students have also had their visas revoked, according to the
The Trump administration it will deport foreign students who protest the war in Gaza, but some have seen visas revoked for years-old misdemeanors, according to . It鈥檚 not clear why the 黑料吃瓜网 students had their visas revoked 鈥� the university spokesperson said they did not know.
黑料吃瓜网 Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of attorneys general on Monday to sue the Trump administration for its deportation policy.
鈥淭his chilling policy pulls from some of the darkest authoritarian playbooks throughout history. We have already seen young international scholars 鈥� here 100 percent legally 鈥� captured from the streets of their college towns for daring to express views that our President disagrees with. These dangerous and lawless attacks on free speech and political expression will not end here unless the courts step in immediately and forcefully to protect our freedom,鈥� Tong said.
This story has been updated with the specific count of students impacted and more detail.
