The Trump Administration has ordered US embassies to halt all student visa applications as the president cracks down on America's higher education business.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed officials to stop scheduling appointments with student visa applicants as they prepare to implement a social media vetting process, according to a cable obtained by Politico.

'Effective immediately, in preparation for an expansion of required social media screening and vetting, consular sections should not add any additional student or exchange visitor (F, M, and J) visa appointment capacity until further guidance is issued septel, which we anticipate in the coming days,' the cable states.

The Institute of International Education Open Doors data report found that in 2023-2024 academic year, the United States hosted a record-breaking 1.1 million international students - including an estimated 10,000 British students.

These students generated $43.8 billion through tuition, housing and living expenses, according to NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

Donald Trump has waged war on elite universities, accusing them of antisemitism and blasting their 'woke' ideology.

At the beginning of his second term, Trump ordered the deportation of foreign students who took part in pro-Hamas protests on college campuses in the US.

Harvard has borne the brunt of Trump's fire but it is also fighting back just as hard and sued the administration.

Actually why is he destroying American institutions instead of making them great??

HK and China unis are already offering placement for Harvard international students

He needs to make America as dumb as possible if he wants to be their king

existing foreign students in USA how ?

Just few days ago talked to kids about holiday. Kid say go USA. I gave them a big no.

Don't want later kena deport back or worse kena deport to another country punye jail.

Keyword : antisemitism
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Wow US more CCP than CCP. Screening social media liao

The Trump administration has paused new student visa interviews to implement stricter social media vetting, aiming to screen out applicants perceived as threats to national security or those promoting antisemitism, particularly focusing on individuals allegedly linked to pro-Palestinian activism or deemed "anti-American."

my take.... these student not interested in studies..
see the amount pf protest and damage done.

To stop the slide into degree Mills.

USA students championing for the cause of Palestine in campus has been around for several decades. This is the first time a president using that reason to deport students.

.maybe to stop those abuse the system to get PR in the US...like how ppl enrol into unknown college or uni in OZ or NZ... cincai2 grad then can look for job there

he says education has been infiltrated by woke ppl. he's not wrong

but the way he's dealing with it is the problem

just like the economy, yes there are problems, but the way he's dealing with it is the problem

it's a hallmark of his leadership

Woke subjects like gender studies isn't making murika great either

Good. Students should go to study, not becoming foreign agitators.

Too many people abusing student visa to cause chaos

Here in Malaysia also ccp and africans abuse student visa and become sammers or work illegal


This post has been edited by Raddus: May 28 2025, 07:41 AM

Cause wokeism is dangerous. It's already infiltrated into their educational system. He's doing a great job weeding out wokeism

can filter out the troublesome woke students aka terrorist sympathizers

Rumor say his granddaughter or son kena rejected by Harvard

It's like a TV Drama. Always something each "episode"