With a high degree of uncertainty around federal immigration actions and enforcement, officials at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are strongly advising the international school community to defer any non-essential travel at this time.

In the past school year, 36% of UMass Amherst graduate students were from outside the US, according to the school, with 2,623 students from 117 countries. 1600 international students attend as undergraduates. Many are from China, India and South Korea.

The message from the school's Office of Global affairs is especially meant for students or scholars from one of the countries included in the Trump administration's new travel ban on 19 countries , issued June 4, 2025, effective today.

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