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An international Juilliard student’s visa was revoked without notice, according to students who received an email from the school’s Office of the Provost. The student’s SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) status was also terminated.
The email said the cause for termination was “unclear” and that no notice was given by any representative of the government. The student’s status was discovered “through routine monitoring of SEVIS records by Juilliard’s Office of International Advisement.”
According to an article earlier today in the Washington Post by Susan Svrluga, the administration has been revoking visas with no notice. Svrluga writes: “Typically universities would enter changes to the database, rather than the government, said Miriam Feldblum, chief executive of the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. But in recent days universities have found records terminated by the government without clear reasons or recourse for appeal or corrections. The actions appear to be ‘arbitrary, unpredictable, unresolvable,’ and are creating havoc on campus and alarm for anyone on campus who is not a U.S. citizen, she said.“
Last week, when asked hypothetically about ongoing threat to international students, Mary Caraccioli, Vice President of Communications and Marketing, wrote: “The safety and support of our entire student body, whether national or international, is an essential priority…As policies and regulations evolve, we remain proactive in working directly with those affected, ensuring that our community receives accurate and timely information to guide them through any changes.”
The affected student has been “connected with legal resources,” the provost’s email said, but also that Juilliard will “[continue] to follow all applicable laws.”
Whether the “applicable laws” include the Constitution remains to be seen.
See also, from last week: Would Juilliard surrender students to federal agents? Old Quotes from Polisi (2016), and New Statement from Juilliard (2025)
