Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the United States will be “aggressively” revoking visas of Chinese students, days after President Donald Trump demanded the “names and countries” of international students from Harvard University.
“The U.S. Department of State will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” Rubio said in a statement on May 28.
Rubio said the State Department will be revising visa criteria to enhance “scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.”
The Trump administration has paused scheduling new visa interviews for international students at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump administration will revoke visas from Chinese students
