Visas can be canceled for a number of reasons, but college leaders say the government has been quietly terminating students’ legal residency status with little notice to students or schools.

The federal government has canceled the visas of five current UW international students in addition to four recent UW graduates in post-graduate training, the university confirmed in a statement on

Illinois universities face growing concern as international students lose visas amid federal crackdowns and secrecy.

"We are deeply troubled by the escalation of immigration enforcement activity toward our international students."

EVERY TIME I find one of these lunatics I take away their visa.” That is how Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, last month described the Trump administration’s push to deport foreign university students who had participated in campus activism.

Hundreds of foreign students across the US have had their visas revoked suddenly and without explanation, lawyers say.

The visa terminations mean the students must immediately leave the U.S., scrambling their plans to earn college degrese.

State confirms that students have had their visas revoked but would not say how many. UC Davis confirms that seven students and five recent graduates have had their visas revoked.