An increasing number of student deportation threats involve the revocation of visas based on relatively minor offenses like years-old misdemeanors, according to immigration attorneys, or sometimes no reason at all.

Typically, if a visa status is revoked, a student can complete their studies in the United States, but they cannot leave and re-enter the country. However, if students have their legal residency status removed, such as in the case of Khalil and Öztürk, they must leave the country immediately or risk being detained.

More than 500 international students have had their visas revoked amid a wave of federal database removals as the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on universities. Newsweek has contacted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for comment.

ICE agents detained 33-year-old Aditya Harsono in Marshall, Minnesota, just days after his student visa was abruptly revoked.

The recent graduates whose visas were revoked were on post-completion OPT status, according to university officials, which allows them to work in the US for up to one year after they graduate.

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Colleges and universities across Pennsylvania and the country continue to report international student visas being revoked.Seven current and recent graduates at Carnegie Mellon University were notified that their service was terminated,