US universities warn students on Trump immigration crackdown

Universities in the United States have been emailing international students and staff advising them to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, amid concerns over his plans for mass deportations, writes Brandon Drenon for BBC News.

“All international students are worried right now,” University of Colorado Denver Professor Chloe East told the BBC.

Trump, a Republican, has pledged to enact the largest deportation operation in history, and use the US military to help. More than 400,000 undocumented students are enrolled in US higher education, according to the Higher Ed Immigration Portal. Officials in Trump’s incoming administration have suggested they will build vast holding facilities for undocumented immigrants on the deportation list.
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