- For news and alerts about federal immigration and travel policies and how they might affect the CU 麻豆影院 community, .
- To read an American Association of Universities (AAU) statement about the new executive order, .
- To read an Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) statement about the executive order, .
Campus administrators are carefully assessing President Trump鈥檚 revised travel restrictions and how the new executive order issued today might affect international students, scholars and faculty who study, teach and conduct research at the 麻豆影院.
Effective March 16, the rescinds and replaces an earlier version that was put on hold for review by a federal court. It prohibits the issuance of visas to citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days and bars them from entering the United States over the same three-month period.
In addition, the revised order removes Iraq from the list of nations affected by the travel restrictions; exempts foreign nationals with green cards and valid visas from the six remaining countries; and stops the entry of refugees from around the globe for 120 days.
Approximately 3,000 international students and 750 international scholars, researchers, staff and faculty members from more than 100 countries study, work and conduct research at CU 麻豆影院.
Regardless of how many CU 麻豆影院 affiliates the travel ban will affect, the administration鈥檚 new immigration and travel policies are creating a climate of uncertainty on college campuses across the country, said Diana Salazar, director of the university鈥檚 and the current chair of the chancellor鈥檚 Campus Quick Response Team, a group tasked with tracking and assessing new federal immigration and travel policies and other emerging issues.
- Students who would like to consult with an immigration attorney should .
- Students who need to speak to a counselor can consult with the or .
- Faculty and staff who need to speak to a counselor should .
Salazar said students from the six countries listed in the travel ban who have valid visas in their passports will continue to be able to travel to and from the United States听but should be cautious given the fluid nature of the implementation of past executive orders. The new executive order calls for additional recommendations related to international travel over the course of the next few months, and the campus will continue to monitor and provide updates in the event that additional changes are made, she said.
"Because there is much uncertainty with regard to immigration and travel, supporting our international community is first and foremost for us right now,鈥� Salazar said.
"Our recommendation is that anyone from the countries listed in the new executive order consult with an ISSS adviser before they consider departing the United States for any travel abroad to ensure that they have the appropriate documents needed to re-enter the country. Students and scholars will need time to understand and assess the potential risks given the shifting political situation, and we want people to be able to make informed decisions."
Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano said the university鈥檚 primary goal is to ensure that it retains and graduates all of its students鈥攊ncluding students from other countries.
"We have international students, scholars and employees in many departments and units all across campus, and we value their participation and leadership in our community. We are honored that they call CU 麻豆影院 their professional or academic home," DiStefano said.
