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Trump takes aim at foreign-born college students, with 300 visas revoked

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday the State Department has revoked 300 or more student visas, as the White House increasingly targets foreign-born...

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  1. Marco Rubio says 300 student visas have been revoked, including detentions at Tufts, Columbia and more

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Trump takes aim at foreign-born college students, with 300 visas revoked

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

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21 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Marco Rubio says 300 student visas have been revoked, including detentions at Tufts, Columbia and more (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The comments come amid two more high-profile detentions by ICE of a Tufts University student and a University of Alabama student.

  2. New York Post

    Marco Rubio says he’s revoked least 300 student visas from campus agitators: ‘Looking every day for these lunatics’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed Thursday that he’s revoked the visas of at least 300 foreign students – warning that if you come to the US to “create a ruckus,” you’ll be kicked out.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    US revoked around 300 visas in crackdown on students — Rubio – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The US secretary of state called the students "lunatics" and claimed they were involved in anti-American activity. Few if any of the individuals have been formally accused of a crime.

  4. Fox News

    Rubio warns visas will be revoked for all foreign student ‘activists’ amid Tufts arrest (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is working every day to find and remove the visas of foreign student activists believed to be destabilizing universities.

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Trump takes aim at foreign-born college students, with 300 visas revoked (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday the State Department has revoked 300 or more student visas, as the White House increasingly targets foreign-born...

  6. NPR

    Rubio says 300 visas have been revoked, as Trump cracks down on student activism (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The State Department says it has revoked more than 300 visas, as the Trump administration continues to detain and deport pro-Palestinian student activists at universities across the country.

  7. Inside Higher Ed

    Trump Administration Revokes 300 Student Visas, More to Come (opens Inside Higher Ed)

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    Inside Higher Ed's feed description

    The Trump administration has revoked more than 300 international students’ visas in the past three weeks, according to reporting from Axios.

  8. Salon

    "I take these lunatics' visas": Rubio admits to revoking 300 student visas over campus activism (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Rubio defended the detention Rumeysa Ozturk, saying international students should avoid "creating a ruckus."

  9. The Daily Caller

    More Than 300 Student Visas Revoked As Trump Cracks Down On Foreign Terrorist Supporters (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    More than 300 student visas have been revoked as the Trump administration works to crack down on student protesters who express support for Hamas.

  10. Blaze Media

    Trump admin revokes 300 student visas amid crackdown on Hamas supporters: Rubio (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    State Department is looking for terrorist sympathizers 'every day,' Rubio says.

  11. New Hampshire Public Radio

    Trump administration advances immigration crackdown on foreign student protesters (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that his department has revoked the student visas of hundreds of students so far, with plans to cancel more.

  12. Breitbart News

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio: 300 Foreign Students Had Visas Revoked (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that as many as 300 foreign students have had their visas revoked due to Trump's immigration crackdown.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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