If you are planning to pursue your studies in the USA, this news might surprise you. Recently, the Trump administration has suspended all interview sessions for students who wish to apply for visas to continue their studies in the United States. So, what should you know about it?
For your information, students who wish to apply for F, M, and J visas will be affected by the new directive issued yesterday. In addition, the content of the social media accounts of students who apply for visas will also be reviewed before approval. President Trump last week revoked Harvard University's permission to admit international students. Existing students will not be allowed to continue their studies. Trump's order was later blocked by a judge because it clearly violated the constitutional right to free speech.
Additionally, Trump was quoted as saying that foreign students are "not friendly to the United States" and "pay nothing for their students' education." Meanwhile, Secretary of the Interior Kristi Noem said that "Harvard fosters terrorism, antisemitism, and collaborates with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus." By immediately cancelling international student interview sessions at all embassies, the Trump administration was able to circumvent the court ruling in Harvard's favour.
The October 7, 2023, incident sparked several massive anti-Israeli demonstrations by students at several major universities in the United States. The demonstrations calling for an immediate end to Zionist violence were not only scorned by the Trump administration but also by Biden, who gave his full support to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As a country that often boasts of fighting for the freedom of Iranian and Chinese students to demonstrate against injustice, the United States is now in a dilemma.
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