Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne expresses his concern that the decision will create more uncertainty and complexity for international students
India accounts for the second largest number of foreign students in the US after China. There are more than 200,000 Indian students in the US.
The US said that non-immigrant visa holders, who are facing challenges due to Covid-19, might be provided special consideration or expedited processing on a case-by-case basis
The foreign students were arrested last week by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for enrolling at the University of Farmington allegedly to remain in America
Experts cited an uncertain social and political climate in the United States as part of the reason for the decline in enrollment