Fear among international students regarding immigration consequences has increased following the release of a White House fact sheet related to Trump's Executive Order 14188. This order warned that resident aliens participating in protests could face deportation by 2025. High-profile arrests of students involved in pro-Palestinian activism, such as Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, have heightened these fears. Additionally, new policies targeting Chinese students have been announced, contributing to a growing anxiety regarding immigration status among international students on college campuses.
The fear began spreading in late January, when the White House released a fact sheet about Trump's Executive Order 14188, stating, 'resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you.'
Since then, there have been a few high-profile arrests of international students, including Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University, who was involved in leading pro-Palestinian protests.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. would start 'aggressively' revoking Chinese student visas, particularly those with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
The detentions of international students have triggered concerns about how their actions could be used against them, influencing their engagement in speech and activism.
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