Foreign students are working to get their visas reinstated after the Trump Administration reversed its decision to revoke their legal status.
The University of Kentucky confirmed the students impacted there have had their status reinstated.
Matthew Boaz is an assistant professor at the UK J. David Rosenberg School of Law. He has a background in immigration law.
He said people are still trying to figure out what happened with the original decision to revoke the status of so many foreign students.
“In this case, we don't know exactly the reasons, but we can speculate based on the court filings that have been submitted that there was a first round of student visas that were terminated based on pro-Palestinian advocacy and there was a second round that was terminated seemingly, perhaps by AI.”
He said an unstable atmosphere around student legal status is not good for universities.
“International students are a major source of funding through their tuition dollars and it helps to promote connections between the United States with international communities. International students aren't usually here for just four years, typically, they're here for much longer.”
Boaz said many foreign students are now faced with the tough decision of whether or not to leave the country over the summer to visit their families due to uncertainty. He said that if anyone has any questions regarding their status, they should contact an immigration attorney.
Students from Louisville, Murray State, and Campbellsville Universities also had students or alumni whose status had been revoked.
