The Office of the Provost announced in an email on Monday, April 28 that the 11 Stony Brook University students’ visas that were previously terminated have now been reinstated. On Thursday, April 11, the Office of the Provost confirmed the revocation of 11 international students’ visas as a result of President Donald J. Trump’s push to terminate the legal statuses of international students across the country.
In the most recent email sent by Carl Lejuez, the executive vice president and provost, Celia Marshik, the dean of the Graduate School and vice provost for Graduate and Professional Education and Lindsi Walker, the senior associate provost for Global Affairs wrote they were “delighted to share that all 11 Stony Brook students whose immigration status was terminated by the federal government” had their statuses reinstated.
The three also thanked the University for “[moving] quickly to support our students.”
The University’s announcement follows the Trump administration’s decision to restore more than 1,500 student visas on Friday, April 25 after a federal court hearing. However, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official who spoke to The New York Times, the Trump administration may still push forth with terminating these students’ legal statuses.
Following the University’s previous announcement regarding the 11 students’ terminated visas, Stony Brook students and faculty showed immense support for the international students present and demanded that the University add measures to better protect its undocumented, international and non-citizen students and staff.
Lejuez, Marshik and Walker reassured the Stony Brook community in their email that the University is aware of the “challenges” that higher education is facing, but is ready to address concerns to the best of their ability. Additionally, they encouraged affected students to contact the Office of Global Affairs at [email protected] or to refer to the University’s Immigration Policy Updates page.
“We are confident that as we face new challenges, our Stony Brook community will come together to support each other and ensure we can remain focused on our mission as New York’s leading flagship,” Lejuez, Marshik and Walker wrote.
Stony Brook officials wrote to The Statesman that the University is actively observing this situation.
“We are closely monitoring this rapidly evolving situation and remain committed to supporting all of our students,” University officials wrote.
