The travel agency offered tours aimed solely at men, and that was enough to attract the attention of the police enforcing new Russian laws that restrict the rights of gay people. One night in December, officers stormed the apartment of the agency’s owner and tied him up, he later told a court. “Fifteen people came…
Hundreds of people gather on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 in Somerville, Mass. to demand the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, who was arrested by federal agents Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Michael Casey) Individuals with connections to American universities, many of whom have supported pro-Palestinian causes, have been detained as part of…
Rubio confirms over 300 foreign student visas revoked in Trump crackdown In a significant escalation of the Trump administration‘s immigration policies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday that at least 300 foreign students have had their visas revoked. The move is part of a broader crackdown targeting individuals the administration deems problematic, with…
For the past few weeks, the education sector has witnessed significant turmoil. In a recent development on Tuesday, groups representing university professors filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that its practice of arresting and threatening noncitizen students and faculty members for protesting on campus deprives US citizens of their right to engage with…
US universities face financial strain as Trump’s policies threaten international student numbers The Trump administration’s recent push for stricter immigration policies could lead to a significant decline in international student enrollment in US universities, experts have warned. After a period of recovery from the pandemic, international enrolments are beginning to rebound, but heightened restrictions, including…
US Education Department investigates 45 universities for racial bias linked to PhD Project Forty-five prominent US universities are now under federal investigation over their affiliations with The PhD Project, a nonprofit focused on diversifying business faculty and leaders. This investigation, launched by the US Education Department, is part of a broader campaign by the Trump…
Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border are down to their lowest level in decades. Once-crowded migrant shelters are empty. Instead of heading north, people stranded in Mexico are starting to return home in bigger numbers. The border is almost unrecognizable from just a couple of years ago, when hundreds of thousands of people from around…
For months now, President Trump has been threatening to deport foreign students who took part in last year’s campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Behind the scenes, his administration got to work. Investigators from a branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement that typically focuses on human traffickers and drug smugglers scoured the internet for social…
Early evidence is promising. In 2023, the region added 30,000 foreign-born residents, amounting to a 23.2 percent increase in the immigrant population, according to census data. (The New York City area added 88,000, only a 1.5 percent increase.) That was almost enough to offset the loss of 34,000 native-born residents. “We have no choice but…
President Donald Trump has intensified his campaign to withhold federal funding from universities accused of failing to combat antisemitism, with Columbia University emerging as the first major target. Federal agencies announced a sweeping review of the Ivy League institution’s eligibility for over $5 billion in grants and contracts, citing concerns over its handling of campus…