Donald Trump’s State Department ended a three-week pause on student visa processing, but people applying for those visas now could be rejected if they do not make their social media profiles public. Immigration officials are vetting students for their political stances, particularly any pro-Palestine activism. “A U.S. visa is a …
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The Trump administration continues to amp up their targeted attacks on international student visa-holders as part of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “Catch and Revoke” program targeting pro-Palestine activists. Several foreign students have been arrested and detained, pulled off the sidewalk by plainclothes agents, and driven away in unmarked vehicles, …
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Last year, I was invited to address students at a prestigious performing arts school in Dubai. I wasn’t there to share my thoughts on melodic structure or character development — I was there to talk about networking. My contact on the school’s faculty explained that her students needed to learn …
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