Hi Society, There's been a lot of questions about Trump's policies, especially 'the largest deportation operation in American history.” As I've stated before, the deportation threats appear to be specifically aimed at illegal immigrants, especially those that unlawfully crossed the southern border. Trump's appointed 'border czar' Tom Homan appears to have confirmed that much recently, stating “legal immigrants are perfectly safe, for God’s sakes.” So again, I will reiterate, please please please be sure to protect your status during this time. If you need any help, please send me a DM. Source: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/4985195-trumps-border-czar-to-critics-legal-immigrants-are-perfectly-safe/

Society, I’m out this Friday- I’ll be celebrating my brother‘s 40th birthday by jumping out of a completely good airplane. We’re going skydiving, I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. This means unfortunately no weekly call this week, but as always, if you need anything just post a question here in the message boards or send me a DM.

This Tuesday I'm hosting a special webinar on the implications of Trump's election victory and what international students can expect these next 4 years. The meeting details are in the Calendar tab, or you can register here and I'll email you the link: https://forms.gle/5UKiaPtVqU4KJr4N6

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Hi Society, I've gotten lots of questions about President-Elect Donald Trump's plan to complete the "largest deportation effort in American history." It's important to clarify who exactly this plan is targeting. Trump has been very clear that the target for this campaign is undocumented immigrants. He has NOT stated that he will be targeting people who enter the U.S. legally, such as through the student visa process. Trump has actually expressly said the opposite, that the U.S. would still be accepting foreign nationals into the country. For example: "We obviously have to make the border strong and powerful and, and we have to — at the same time, we want people to come into our country, and you know, I’m not somebody that says, 'No, you can’t come in.' We want people to come in." Now, the natural extension of this is, what if an international student loses their status? Would they then be considered undocumented? There has not been a clear answer to this question. For this reason, like his first term, I would highly recommend that you do everything in your power to maintain legal standing. This is not the time to take risks. If you think that your status might be at risk, for whatever reason, please reach out to me right away so we can discuss your situation and options. I'll be keeping a very close eye on this and other developments as Trump transitions back into power, and I'll let you all know as soon as I have any further updates.