The total number of UW international students and recent graduates who have had their visas unexpectedly canceled by the federal government has risen to 23.

A class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students caught up in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation.

The visa terminations are part of a nationwide campaign to strip international students of their ability to stay in the U.S.