A rising wave of fear and uncertainty is spreading among international students in Pittsburgh and throughout the United States, as visa revocations become more frequent under the Trump administration.
Some students who have not violated any immigration rules are choosing to stay in the U.S., during college breaks, rather than risk being denied reentry.
The anxiety intensified when Jayson Ma, a Carnegie Mellon University student, publicly revealed that the government had terminated his student visa. The revocation came one semester before Ma expected to graduated, despite having completed a court ordered rehabilitative program for a DUI. The program allowed for the charges to be dismissed and expunged.
Triblive reporter Megan Swift and Zac Gibson discuss their reporting experience at Carnegie Mellon, after asking students about these current events.
This is ‘From the Newsroom.’