Overview

• The administration will target Chinese students with CCP ties or those studying in critical fields for immediate visa revocations under Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s directive.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stripped Harvard University of its SEVP certification, prompting a federal judge to issue a temporary injunction against barring its international students.
• China’s Foreign Ministry lodged a formal protest, with spokesperson Mao Ning denouncing the policy as “ideologically motivated” and demanding protection for affected students.
• Chinese nationals made up over 277,000 of the 2023–24 academic year’s U.S. student population, contributing nearly $44 billion to the American economy and supporting 378,000 jobs.
• Hong Kong leader John Lee invited displaced students to study in the city, signaling a potential shift in global talent flows away from U.S. campuses.