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Pitt is 1 of 9 universities under investigation for potential visa fraud, JD Vance says

Headline from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the Trump administration is targeting multiple universities that he claims “bring in foreigners to undercut the wages of American residents.” Vance singled out Yale University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Brown University, the Massachusett…

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  1. New York Post

    Trump administration investigating nine universities — including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and MIT — for flouting foreign worker rules (opens New York Post)

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    UC Davis, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, the University of Pittsburgh, Caltech, Arizona State, and MIT are under examination by federal investigators

  2. The Hill

    Vance says 9 universities will be investigated over foreign visas (opens The Hill)

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    Vice President Vance announced a probe Thursday into multiple colleges over their use of the J-1 visa program that allows foreign students and researchers to come study or work in the U.S. "Elite universities bring in foreigners to undercut the wages of American residents," Vance said at a press con…

  3. The New Republic

    JD Vance Announces Investigation Into Nine Top Universities (opens The New Republic)

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    Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the Trump administration is targeting multiple universities that he claims “bring in foreigners to undercut the wages of American residents.” Vance singled out Yale University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Brown University, the Massachusett…

  4. STAT

    Trump administration investigates 9 universities for alleged visa fraud (opens STAT)

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    This story has been updated. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is investigating nine universities for alleged fraud related to visas commonly used by postdoctoral researchers, a core part…

  5. Legal Insurrection

    Trump Admin Investigating Nine Universities for Alleged Visa Fraud (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    “We will investigate whether foreign influence, improper financial relationships, or visa abuse are compromising federally funded research." The post Trump Admin Investigating Nine Universities for Alleged Visa Fraud first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  6. The College Fix

    Trump admin launches probes into nine universities over alleged visa fraud (opens The College Fix)

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    Schools include Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Arizona State, MIT, Brown The Trump administration has launched an investigation into eight universities over alleged visa fraud, Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday.

  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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