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Trump’s travel ban prevents thousands of international students from 19 countries from pursuing higher education in the United States.

More than 5,700 student visas were issued to citizens from ban-affected countries last year, with Iran and Myanmar receiving half.

Students are deferring admissions, canceling visa interviews or looking to European universities as alternative educational destinations.

With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States.

Saghari, 21, practiced English up to eight hours per day for several years, eventually winning an offer to study business administra

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