The Trump administration reversed course on all Tarrant County international students whose visas were revoked in early April.
The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Wesleyan University and Tarrant County College learned about the change April 29, officials told the Fort Worth Report. The decision affects , and two Texas Wesleyan students.
鈥淭his remains a very fluid situation, and the UTA Office of International Education continues to work directly with all affected students to keep them updated on their individual statuses and to assist in supporting their individual needs,鈥� said UTA spokesperson Joe Carpenter.
In a mid-April letter, Texas Wesleyan President Emily Messer told community members the university was working directly with impacted students. Even with the reversal, Wesleyan will keep in contact with students, a spokesperson said.
鈥淲e鈥檙e continuing to work with those students,鈥� said Texas Wesleyan spokesperson Karen Cantrell. 鈥淥ur international admissions team is reaching out to them to help support them.鈥�
A TCC spokesperson did not have updated numbers by publication time.
The Trump administration reversed course last week in a court hearing.
The changes came after a slew of lawsuits were filed by current and former students who came to America on student visas. One lawsuit was brought on by two former UTA students, according to . There were minor traffic violations in some cases, and in other cases there was not an apparent reason for the revocation.
UTA has the third-highest international student population in the state, according to .
in Texas had their status revoked in recent weeks.
At the beginning of April, students across Texas learned their visas were revoked or their immigration status was marked as terminated in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System database.
Shomial Ahmad is a higher education reporter for the Fort Worth Report, in partnership with . Contact her at shomial.ahmad@fortworthreport.org.
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