UCLA students react to 12 students getting their visas revoked

WESTWOOD, Calif. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Six current and six former UCLA students' visas have been revoked by the U.S. government.

Some shock and uncertainty is being felt on the UCLA campus Monday after several student visas were revoked under the Trump administration.

"At first, it was obviously shocking. We knew this was happening at other college campuses. We were kind of bracing for it to happen at UCLA," said Adam Tfayli, UCLA Student Body President.

Tfayli says there has been growing concern: "I think a lot of these revocations are happening without due process or without proper explanations. So a lot of international students are just worried that it might happen to them next."

In a message to the Bruin Community Sunday, Chancellor Dr. Julio Frenk says six current UCLA students and six former students, who were part of a training program, were impacted by the terminations.

According to the Chancellor Frenk, UCLA learned about the visas being revoked during a routine audit of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records.

The chancellor also saying that the termination notices were due to violations of terms of the visa programs.

"These are obviously very unprecedented times and it's very, very scary as an international student myself," Tfayli expressed.

Back in March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department revoked hundreds of student visas, the White House appearing to target international students linked to political activism.

At this time, it is still unclear what the specifics of the revocations of the student visas at UCLA are.

Frenk says there are a number of resources available for students, including the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars and the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy.

"We do have a lot of resources for the students, mental health resources. But more than anything, we're trying to connect everyone to attorneys, immigration attorneys that could help them," Tfayli shared.

The University of California Office of the President released a statement on the student visa terminations saying:

"We are committed to doing what we can to support all members of our community as they exercise their rights under the law. In doing that, the university will continue to follow all applicable state and federal laws."

Frenk says at this time, they are not aware of any federal law enforcement activity on campus in connection to the visa terminations