The article highlights the tense atmosphere at Yale University, where international students face visa revocations amid actions by the Trump administration. Tariq Khan, a historian and lecturer, notes the fear and anxiety among students as immigration authorities ramp up their enforcement strategies. The piece also mentions broader attacks on higher education, including ultimatums to prestigious universities and crackdowns on free speech. This trend is portrayed as part of a long-term right-wing strategy to intimidate dissenters and control narratives surrounding race and class issues in academia.
"Here at Yale, immigration authorities have revoked at least four students' visas so far. A lot of students are scared... The strategy has been to create uncertainty and fear."
"Trump has sent ultimatums to Columbia and Harvard; ICE is revoking visas and hunting down students for protesting genocide; and Elon Musk's DOGE team has created lists of prohibited words..."
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