Texas, April 11
At least 118 foreign students' legal statuses have been revoked across the universities in the US state of Texas as of Thursday, according to local media reports.
These students were informed recently that their visas were revoked or their immigration status was marked as terminated in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, known as the SEVIS federal database, reports news agency
At least 27 students in the University of North Texas and another 27 in the University of Texas (UT) at Arlington were removed from SEVIS, said the report, citing university officials.
As many as 10 UT-El Paso students had their visas revoked, said a report from local media outlet KFOX14.
Affected universities also include UT-Dallas, Texas A&M, UT-Rio Grande, Texas Women's University and Texas Tech, according to the report.
Phillip Rodriguez, an immigration lawyer, told The Texas Tribune that students who are removed from SEVIS can choose to leave or apply to reinstate their status.
However, choosing to remove students from SEVIS rather than revoking visas creates a more difficult appeal process, he said.