A BYU graduate student has had his Form I-20 revoked without notice and told to go back to Japan before the end of April. He is among dozens of international students in Utah who were told their visas had been revoked last week.
He and his attorney, Adam Crayk, told KSL NewsRadio the federal government revoked his visa without prior notice due to what the government said was “otherwise failing to maintain status.”
Crayk said he only has two speeding tickets on his record, as well as a catch and release violation from a fishing trip in 2019, which was dismissed with prejudice in court.
Crayk told Dave & Dujanovic that Onda has little to no social media footprint. He said he does not have a history of speaking out about politics or participating in protests; rather, he just posts pictures of his family.
Crayk said he’s learned through court filings that the government is using AI technology to locate any criminal activity amongst student visa holders and revoke their visas. He said this is being done without human cross-references.
real shit. after I finished my MSc here, two years before COVID, I told myself I would only pursue a PhD if it was outside the US as part of a plan to lifeboat out of this shit show. most colleagues acted like I was a crank.
I wish I had been wrong. the academy in the US is cooked and there seems to be zero recognition that the current situation is structural. they are all just orienting to dutifully ride it out and recover once the orange man is gone.
there is no limit to how much or how many our so-called public intellectuals will sacrifice and slaughter to hang onto some meaningless, symbolic scraps of their own little fiefs. or how many brazen opportunists will rise to the moment, protect bullies and gut infrastructure to secure a sinecure.
the collapse of the US academy is only going to accelerate with each passing day.