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Immigration attorneys and university officials who work with international students say the Trump administration’s targeting of international students likely isn’t over.

After weeks of confusion, the Trump administration confirmed that it terminated visa records for thousands of international students because of past brushes with law enforcement, many of them minor.

Some international students in the U.S. are now thinking twice before leaving – they’re worried they won’t be let back in.

International students in the U.S. are reconsidering their travel plans this summer after a wave of student status terminations and visa revocations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status.

Faculty and classmates are stepping up to protect the close to 1,400 foreign students who have had their names taken off the international tracking system by the Trump administration, including

Of the 40 Iowa public universities, community colleges and private institutions contacted by the Iowa Capital Dispatch and the 28 that responded, 13 acknowledged having some number of university students or recent graduates with changed federal status.

In recent weeks, the Trump administration revoked the visa status of more than 1,800 international students at 280 institutions, before moving in late April to reinstate the status of many of the students following public criticism and more than 100 lawsuits challenging the revocations.

The federal government announced last week that it would restore the records of some number of international college and university students who are studying in the U.S.

Community colleges charge international students as much as 10 times resident tuition. The Trump administration said it is restoring abruptly revoked international student visas, but anxiety persists.

University of North Texas officials reported Tuesday morning that 28 international students who had their student visas revoked by the Trump administration now have their credentials reinstated.