Homeland Security terminates visas of 4 University of Texas at San Antonio students

The Department of Homeland Security has withdrawn the visas of two current and two former international students at the University of Texas at San Antonio, school officials confirmed Wednesday.

The two former students are in the U.S. participating in a post-graduation work-experience program, according to UTSA Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications and External Affairs Joe Izbrand.

“Our office of Global Initiatives continues to monitor the situation,” Izbrand told the Current in an emailed statement.

Word of the situation at UTSA comes a day after the University of Texas at Austin confirmed to news outlets that DHS had yanked the visas of two of its international students.

Meanwhile, the number of students with terminated visas within the Texas A&M system has risen to 15. One of those was reportedly rescinded due to a resolved speeding ticket. On Wednesday, officials with Texas A&M-San Antonio told the Current that the Trump Administration hadn’t changed the legal status of any of its international students.

The sudden uptick in visa terminations comes after President Donald Trump told supporters he would deport international students who participated in pro-Palestine protests last spring. The administration doubled down on that threat last month as Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters DHS had already revoked as many as 300 international students’ visas.

Right-wing conspiracy theorist and former Florida congressional candidate Laura Loomer — a close Trump ally with significant White House pull — also said in a Wednesday tweet that Trump “should cancel all Chinese student visas” in response to China slapping 84% tariffs on U.S. imports as part of the president’s escalating trade war.

It’s unclear how many, if any, of the targeted Texas students were involved in last year’s protests. It’s also unclear whether any are from China.

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This article appears in Apr 2-15, 2025.