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NEW: Hundreds of international students in the U.S. have been told to self-deport and have had their F-1 visas revoked for sharing “anti-national” content on social media or for alleged involvement in campus activism, according to reports.

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2/ The news of mass student visa cancellations for liking or sharing certain content on social media was published by the Times of India on March 29, 2025, though the details are still being confirmed.

3/ This crackdown, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is part of the AI-powered program “Catch and Revoke,” which reviews students’ social media activity to identify violations.

4/ Reporter @kenklippenstein recently uncovered a Rubio directive that orders the State Department to monitor social media activity of current student visa holders and new applicants for signs of a “hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”

5/ Rubio confirmed on Thursday that at least 300 student visas have been canceled so far. According to the Times of India, affected students have received emails instructing them to leave the U.S. immediately through the CBP Home App.

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1905314936642740422

6/ Immigration attorneys who spoke to Times of India also believe the wave of self-deportation emails is linked to the same March 25 internal directive from Rubio.

7/ “If the social media review uncovers potentially derogatory information indicating that the applicant may not be eligible for a visa, Fraud Prevention Units are required to take screenshots of social media findings to the extent it is relevant to a visa ineligibility, to preserve the record against the applicant’s alteration of the information,” the directive states.

8/ Students affected by this are also being informed by their International Student Service Office that their SEVIS record has been terminated. SEVIS is the web-based system the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses to track international students during their studies.

9/ Zeteo’s @prem_thakker reports, citing three university officials, that student residency statuses in SEVIS are being changed without university officials’ knowledge. “Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be manually revoking students’ immigration status – an authority typically left to university staff,” he writes.

10/ The communication reportedly states: “Students with a terminated SEVIS record must depart the U.S. immediately; there is no grace period following a SEVIS termination. We advise you to depart the U.S. as soon as possible.”

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