The US State Department has been screening foreign students' data, including their activism, over the past four monthsThe US government's recent crackdown on international students has raised concerns, particularly among Indian students. According to a report by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), about half of the 327 recent visa revocations collected by the organisation have been of Indian students. The AILA brief, titled “The Scope of Immigration Enforcement Actions Against International Students”, highlights that 50 percent of these students were from India, followed by 14 percent from China. The impact of these visa revocations is significant, with 50 percent of the 327 cases being Optional Practical Training (OPT) holders. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We are aware that several Indian students have received communication from the US government regarding their F-1 visa status.
