A. O. Williams Hall on the campus of the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Baton Rouge. (Photo courtesy Southern University)
Nine Southern University students who had their visas revoked by the Trump administration earlier this year have since had them reinstated, according to the university.Ìý
Seven of the students are enrolled at Southern UniversityÐÔÊӽ紫ý™s main campus in Baton Rouge and two are at Southern University at New Orleans.Ìý
The nine students had their visas revoked in early April without explanation from federal officials, Southern spokeswoman Janene Tate said at the time. She did not disclose the studentsÐÔÊӽ紫ý™ names, citing the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.Ìý
The Southern students are among known in April to have lost their visas in the Trump administrationÐÔÊӽ紫ý™s sweeping termination .Ìý
Of the seven other students, three were enrolled at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and two each attended the University of New Orleans, Tulane University according to representatives with the schools.Ìý
Two LSU students have since had their visas revoked, according to LSU spokesman Todd Woodward.
The university confirmed that last month.Ìý
One of the students, Pouria Pourhosseinhendabad, is currently being detained at the ICE facility center in Jena. The agency has not responded to requests for comment about why he is being detained.
