A total of eight student visa revocations have been confirmed by the University on April 17.
Credit: Jean ParkThis story is developing and will continue to be updated.
The federal government has revoked the visas and terminated immigration statuses of eight Penn affiliates, according to a University spokesperson.
A University spokesperson told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the five additional revocations are inclusive of both current students and recent graduates. International Student and Scholar Services previously announced that changes to “at least three” students’ immigration statuses were initiated by the Department of State in an April 7 email to Penn’s international community.
Penn first learned of the changes to the students’ immigration statuses through a check of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System — an online database managed by the Department of Homeland Security that tracks the records of international students studying in the United States, according to ISSS.
A University spokesperson previously told the DP that Penn was conducting twice-a-day routine checks of SEVIS amid sweeping revocations across the country. They added that Penn is immediately notifying individual students whose immigration statuses are affected.
At the time of publication, the administration under 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump has revoked nearly 1,500 student visas across the country.
Since ISSS published its initial announcement, Penn has neither informed the wider University community of further revocations nor announced additional support to international students and faculty. Faculty members have criticized the University’s lack of communication and transparency, urging Penn's leadership to take a clear stance on the issue.
The DP could not determine when Penn identified the additional revocations. A University spokesperson did not previously disclose if any additional Penn students have been affected despite numerous requests for comment.
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