Multiple international students at UT have had their visa status’ “unexpectedly changed” in recent days, a university spokesperson confirmed to TSTV News Thursday. The spokesperson declined to provide further information about the changes, including how many students have been affected and when the changes occurred. 

UT Austin is the latest university in a growing list to announce their international students are facing visa changes since the Trump administration took office. The Texas Tribune reported Wednesday that over 100 students from UT-Arlington, UT-Dallas, UT-RGV, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, the University of North Texas and the Texas Women’s University have had their visas revoked or immigration status terminated. 

UT El Paso and the University of Houston also saw changes to international students’ immigration or visa status, according to KFOX 14 and the Houston Chronicle. 

Entry visas for students are approved and controlled by the State Department, which transfers control of the legal residency status of students to the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE, in some instances. Some students across the state and country have had their legal status changed to terminated in ICE’s SEVIS, or Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, database. 

Students whose status is terminated in SEVIS immediately lose employment authorization both on and off campus and are unable to re-enter the U.S. if they return to their home country. They may also face immediate removal proceedings without warning. It is currently unclear if any UT Austin students have had their SEVIS status terminated.

In Texas, of the universities that have disclosed the number of students affected, the highest are at UNT with 27 students, UT Dallas with 19 and Texas A&M with 15, as of Friday.

Outside of Texas, similar circumstances have faced international students from universities across the country. Inside Higher Ed has reported a change in status for over 600 students and recent graduates from over 100 campuses, including Stanford, Duke, Harvard and Northwestern.

Based on this data, of the international students that have had their status changed recently around the nation, nearly one in every six was in Texas, despite Texas only making up around one in thirteen college students nationally.