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A Colombian researcher at the University of Maryland who was on a student visa extension lost her job last summer and had to return home. Here she is hiking in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. (Photo courtesy of the researcher, who asked not to be identified)
Dec 9, 2025

Crackdown on international students continues with threats on F-1 visas

New F-1 visa rules and funding cuts force international students at Maryland universities, to leave, disrupting research and enrollment.