Overview

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered State and Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students with CCP ties or enrolled in critical fields and halted global student visa interviews.
• The Department of Homeland Security stripped Harvard University of its certification to enroll foreign students over alleged CCP coordination and campus antisemitism, triggering a temporary injunction after a legal challenge.
• China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning condemned the policy as discriminatory and lodged diplomatic representations against what Beijing called an “unjust” action.
• Universities face potential losses of $44–50 billion in annual international tuition revenue and warn of broader research disruptions if visa revocations proceed.
• Chinese students report anxiety over their futures and are exploring study alternatives in Canada, the U.K. and Singapore as legal challenges leave visa statuses uncertain.