University Of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University Vow To Protect International Students After ICE Says They Must Leave U.S. If Classes Move Online
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Two Pittsburgh universities are vowing to protect their international students following ICE releasing new federal policy.
The University of Pittsburgh is calling on the Trump administration to reverse its plan to deport international students if their universities go online-only.
In a tweet, Pitt called the policy "misguided, unfair, harmful to higher education across the United States, and damaging to both regional and national economies."
Pitt has more than 3,000 international students.
Carnegie Mellon also responded, with Provost Jim Garrett saying ICE's plan is "unacceptably abrupt, inflexible, and completely disregarding of the difficulties it causes our students from abroad."
There are nearly 5,600 international students at CMU. The students make up 38 percent of the student population.
Carnegie Mellon and Pitt expect to have in-person classes this fall.
On Monday, the CEO of Duolingo said immigration policies from the Trump administration could force him to move jobs to Canada.
