DHS Searches Dorms for International Students

Mar 18, 2025, 11:25 AM

(Inside Higher Ed) International students across the country are on edge after a week of arrests, deportations and escalating threats from the Trump administration. Over the past week, Department of Homeland Security agents raided students’ dorm rooms at Columbia University, arresting one international student and prompting another to flee to Canada. Chief among the threats facing international students is the equation of protest activity and other protected speech with “terrorist activity.” On Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Face the Nation that the administration plans to continue arresting and deporting international student activists. 

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