Updated April 9 at 2:35 p.m.:
The visas of six international students have been terminated by the federal government, University Media Relations confirmed in a Tuesday email to The Daily Tar Heel.
According to the email, the University’s International Student and Scholars Services' Student Exchange and Visitor Program records of the six students have been terminated.
In a separate email intended for "[U]niversity sponsored international students and scholars in non-immigrant status," ISSS Director loana Costant wrote that UNC-CH did not initiate the terminations and that the University was not directly notified.
"As soon as ISSS is aware that the government has terminated the SEVIS record of a current or alumni student or scholar, a member of the ISSS team will contact the student or scholar directly. ISSS will advise the student or scholar to contact private immigration counsel and then notify their academic department to discuss options for continued enrollment or progress towards their degree," Costant wrote in the email.
ISSS serves as the sole authority for processing UNC-sponsored immigration benefits and advising with staff that regularly communicates with international students, as well as their departments and advisors about regulatory changes.
“ISSS is available to advise, answer questions and provide resources to all university-sponsored international students and scholars,” Media Relations wrote.
Media Relations wrote that the University is not aware of ICE presence on campus.
Multiple terminations of student visas at Duke University and North Carolina State University have also been reported.
