Seth Nelson
Campus Editor and Reporter at Purdue Exponent
Student Journalist at Wisconsin State Journal
Reporter, student journalist. Bylines in @purdueexponent and @WiStateJournal / South Bend, IN native / Proud chicken sandwich connoisseur
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1 week ago |
purdueexponent.org | Seth Nelson
A federal judge has ruled that five international Purdue students, who are suing the federal government over the revocations of their student visas, can be detained by immigration officers, even while their lawsuit is still underway, according to a court order filed Thursday. U.S. District Judge James Hanlon is allowing federal authorities to uphold the termination of the students' visas, arguing that "'some possibility' of deportation is not enough" to warrant protecting them from detainment.
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1 week ago |
purdueexponent.org | Seth Nelson
Five international students at Purdue, all of whom are Chinese, are suing the federal government after their student visas were revoked earlier this month, joining an American Civil Liberties Union-led lawsuit filed Tuesday, according to court documents.
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1 week ago |
purdueexponent.org | Seth Nelson
The Indiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Mike Braun over a flurry of executive orders he signed last month aiming to restrict what he calls "extreme gender ideology."Filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on March 28, the ACLU's lawsuit hones in on Executive Order 25-36, which denies the ability of transgender individuals to update their gender identity on their birth certificates.
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2 weeks ago |
purdueexponent.org | Quint Holguin |Seth Nelson
Several international students at Purdue have had their student visas revoked in recent days amid a national crackdown, a source associated with the university's cultural centers told the Exponent. The person, who wished to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution, said Purdue administration sent campus cultural center administrators a list of names of students who had lost their F-1 visas. In some instances, the source said, the reasons for revocation were as small as speeding tickets.
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2 weeks ago |
purdueexponent.org | Seth Nelson
Purdue's tuition freeze might continue into the 2026-27 school year, as long as the university's board of trustees unanimously approves the move in June. Until the freeze is extended — or expires — in-state tuition will stay capped for the 14th year in a row. As a result, the cost to attend Purdue will be a third less than the projected average cost among other Big Ten schools, said Purdue President Mung Chiang.
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