and about a dozen Rutgers University students have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration without explanation according to the school's president who in a letter to the Rutgers community said all of the affected students were in good academic standing and are being connected to legal help now according to higher ed reports the White House has so far revoked hundreds of international student visas at dozens of colleges and universities across the nation with some foreign students being forced to leave the US immediately and no clear reason why the students are being targeted secretary of State Marco Rubio previously said students who participated in protests against the Israel Hamas war could see their visas terminated because the activities are considered counter to national interests though it's not yet known whether the Rutgers students took part in last spring's demonstrations on campus the move follows the high-profile detainments of two Ivy League students who are in the US legally but spoke out against the war [Music]