The federal government has revoked “at least three” Penn students’ visas and terminated their immigration statuses, according to an email from International Student and Scholar Services sent on April 7.
The message states that Penn learned of the changes to the students’ immigration statuses through a check of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program database — an online system managed by the Department of Homeland Security that tracks the records of international students studying in the United States. According to the ISSS email, the visa revocations were in relation to “immigration status violations and not connected to the 2024 campus protests.”
The revocations at Penn come as 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump’s second administration cracks down on international scholars across the country. Over 300 students, faculty, and researchers at American universities have faced similar actions — with many reporting they have not received direct notice from the federal government.
On Tuesday, a University spokesperson declined to comment on whether additional visas had been revoked since the Monday email.
Several Penn faculty members and state and local politicians spoke with The Daily Pennsylvanian and criticized the visa revocations.
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