Raúl Romero is originally from Venezuela, but he's studied in the U.S. for the past 4 years. On Monday, the Trump administration announced international students like him would have to return to their home countries if all their coursework is online.
For the past four years Raúl Romero has lived and studied in the United States preparing for a career in international relations or in humanitarian work.
“Going back there would be going back to a humanitarian crisis,” Romero said of Venezuela. “I would be basically going from having a meal in the school cafeteria to not even knowing whether I’ll find enough food in the store to eat.” Carissa Cutrell, an ICE spokeswoman, wrote in an email that “the health and safety of nonimmigrant students is a top priority.” A working group with representatives from several government agencies “determined that three options — remote learning from outside the U.S., in-person classes and a hybrid model that combined both in-person and online classes — provided the best options for flexibility for nonimmigrant students,” she wrote.
“It creates this general big picture fear of ‘Am I going to be able to start school, and am I going to be able to stay in school, and will I be able to work during school and after?’ ” Berger said of Monday’s announcement. Harvard’s president, Lawrence Bacow, said in a statement that the school is “deeply concerned” about the Trump administration’s “blunt, one-size-fits-all approach to a complex problem,” adding that the guidance “undermines the thoughtful approach” to planning for the fall taken by Harvard and other schools. In the statement, Bacow said Harvard would “work closely with other colleges and universities around the country to chart a path forward.
“It’s a direct threat to the future of international education in the U.S.,” she said. “There have already been a number of actions by the administration that indicate that international students are not welcome here.”
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