UTEP, NMSU, EPCC students have visas reinstated
Update (4:02 PM): EPCC spokesperson Beau Bagley confirmed to ABC-7 today that both of the students who had their visas revoked have since had their visas been reinstated.
"As of this morning, both of the students with revoked visas have been placed back into 'Active' status, which means their visas were reinstated."
Update (2:42 PM): NMSU says that all nine of the international students who'd previously had their visas revoked have all since seen their visas reinstated.
"We can confirm that each of the nine visas that we’ve been tracking have now been reinstated," a university spokesperson explained.
Update (April 28, 2025): UTEP says all 11 students who had their visas revoked have since seen their visas reinstated.
"All 11 UTEP students whose visas were recently revoked have been reinstated," a UTEP spokesperson explained.
Update: A spokesperson for EPCC says that the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System shows that two EPCC students have had their visas revoked. Their status has not been reversed by the federal government.
The spokesperson sent the following statement:
“Based on the latest review of the government’s Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), the visas of two EPCC students have been revoked and the status has not been reversed by the federal government. Our international community is important to EPCC and we remain committed to supporting all students, faculty and staff.”
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Four UTEP students have had their international student visas reinstated. ABC-7 reported earlier this month that 10 UTEP students had their visas revoked.
UTEP released the following statement to ABC-7:
“As of 1:45 p.m., four students' visas have been reinstated. UTEP will continue to monitor the situation.”
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The university has not publicly released the names of the students. We will updates this story as new information is released.
As for NMSU, which saw six students' visas revoked earlier this month, a spokesperson says that new information reveals an apparent "change in status for some individuals whose visas were previously revoked," but they were not able to provide information on the nature of those changes.
"At this time, NMSU is closely monitoring the situation and hopes to be able to provide more clarity on this in the coming days," an NMSU spokesperson explained.
