University of Massachusetts' flagship campus is urging international students who are traveling over the holidays to return to the country before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.

Foreign-born students and faculty members could be vulnerable when President-elect Donald Trump takes office, including undocumented immigrants and those involved in pro-Palestinian protests.

With Donald Trump’s inauguration looming, universities are taking proactive steps to protect their international communities, ensuring their students are not caught in potential policy shifts.

Several American universities have issued travel advisories for their international students as well as staff and urged them to return to the US before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January next year amid concerns over travel bans.

For the first time since 2009, India has overtaken China as the leading source of international students, with 331,602 students in the 2023/2024 academic year, a 23 percent increase from the previous year.

Several US universities have advised foreign students, including those from India, to return to the country from their winter breaks before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on January 20. The advisories,

Trump will take the oath of office on January 20 and has announced that he will sign several executive orders on issues of economy and immigration

Donald Trump has pledged to enact the largest deportation operation in US history, which could upend international students’ plans. During his first term, Trump had brought in visa bans, excessive scr