International Students in Limbo

Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 12:00–2:00 p.m. (ET)
20 Cooper Square, 3rd FL event space
New York, NY 10003

International students studying in the United States have found themselves in the cross-hairs of many current federal policies and strategies. A majority of international students hail from Asian nations, the rate of those arriving from Sub-Saharan Africa is growing at the fastest rate, and Latinx students make up more than half of those who are undocumented and now increasingly being treated as international, despite having lived in the United States for many years. From travel bans to visa revocations, punitive measures against campus protests and cuts in federal funding of research, recent actions have made the position of all these students quite precarious.     

Of institutions with large shares of international students, NYU ranks amongst the highest. With approximately 44% of its student body made up of international students, this is an issue of particular urgency on our campus. This panel brings together scholars and experts to understand the historical and contemporary contexts of international educational exchange, along with the implications and effects of current circumstances for the well-being of international and undocumented students.

• NYU campus access guidelines: This is an in-person event, open to current NYU students, staff, and faculty. Registration is required.
• Accessibility note: This venue has an elevator and is accessible for wheelchair users. There are single-stall, all gender restrooms, and a lactation room available. If you have any access needs, please email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu.

Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Co-sponsored by the NYU Migration Network, NYU Center for Black Visual Culture, NYU Center on International Cooperation, and NYU Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies.

This event is part of the NYU Migration Network’s Annual Conference on Detention and Deportation.

Image: Photograph of the “Right to Learn Rally” which began at Washington Square Park and ended in Foley Square, April 17, 2025. Courtesy Professor Asli Perker.