International Students in the U.S. Avoid Travel

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Some international students in the U.S. are now thinking twice before leaving – they’re worried they won’t be let back in. Among the concerns: Reports that the Trump administration is considering a travel ban for citizens from dozens of countries and highly publicized incidents of students and scholars who have been sent back to their home countries by immigration and customs officials.

“I decided not to go back to China in the summer because I’m afraid I won’t be allowed back in the U.S.,” a Georgetown University student originally from China told Skift. 

The student, who will receive her master’s degree in data science in May, said her student visa will expire, but that she has accepted a job offer and that her employer will sponsor her work visa. “Still, I don’t want to take the risk, even a minor one,” said the student

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