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#student visa

Immigration status for international students in the U.S. Incidents involve revocation of student visas as political retaliation for protected speech, protest participation, or political beliefs — weaponizing immigration status to suppress dissent.

1 incident

Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation

Mass Student Visa Revocations Targeting Pro-Palestine Protesters

Roughly 1,700 student visas or status records cancelled by April 2025, including hundreds in a campaign targeting pro-Palestine campus protest activity, with the State Department using AI screening and testifying that criticism of Israel could justify revocation. The campaign suppresses protected political speech through immigration enforcement.