It is not immediately clear why students’ visas were terminated. Some schools said the federal government had not notified them of their students’ change of status, but rather learned about it when reviewing records.

The university released few details, but the move comes amid the Trump administration's efforts to deport students involved in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses.

The State Department has revoked the visa of a graduate student at the University of Iowa, according to an email sent to the university’s international students and scholars on Thursday. […]