Anuva Wardah, a junior at Stony Brook University (SBU), submitted her resume, transcript and three references to the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Internship program. She was offered the two-year position in October and was set to spend her summer in Washington, D.C. In accordance with President Trump’s hiring freeze, the offer was rescinded in March.
The Office of the Provost confirmed Monday that 11 international students’ immigration statuses were reinstated after the federal government terminated them.
SBU students took to the fountain on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s revocation of 11 international students’ visas. Their demands to the University include financial support for international students, filing a restraining order against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and more.
The Office of the Provost confirmed that the federal government terminated 11 international students’ visas at Stony Brook University in an email sent on Thursday. SBU did not specify why their visas were revoked, but the announcement comes amid a wave of F-1 visa revocations nationwide.