Deporting international students will end US edge in STEM fields

In early April 2025, the Trump administration terminated the immigration statuses of thousands of international students listed in a government database, meaning they no longer had legal permission to be in the country. Some students self-deported instead of facing deportation. The US Department of Homeland Security recently announced that it would reverse the terminations after courts across the country determined they did not have merit. These moves come as the White House seeks to enhance vetting and screening of all foreign nationals. The State Department in March announced plans to use artificial intelligence to review international students’ social media accounts….