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Community members gather outside of the International Student and Scholar Services office in H.J. Patterson Hall on March 31, 2025 to demand the office address concerns about international student visas and status. (Gurnoor Sodhi/The Diamondback)

Immigration & International

Many people have come from across the world to live, study and work in Prince George’s County, College Park and at the University of Maryland. But Trump’s immigration crackdown has sparked fear across the state as ICE agents increase their presence in local communities and federal forces revoke and restrict international student visas.

  1. Here’s how PGCPS officials are preparing for ICE officers in schools
  2. UMD SGA passes act demanding protections for undocumented, international students
  3. Maryland legislators debate bill to protect personal records from ICE officials
  4. UMD community members detail fear, anxiety after Trump’s immigration enforcement orders
  5. UMD international students prepare for uncertainty after Trump’s executive orders
  6. UMD community members demand university protects international students at office protest
  7. UMD community criticizes ‘xenophobic’ federal inquiry about Chinese students, faculty
  8. Federal government revokes visas from some UMD international students
  9. USM backs lawsuit to stop student visa cancellations
  10. Federal government revokes visas from 7 people at UMD
  11. Prince George’s County, Trump administration officials clash over immigration policy
  12. Maryland legislature passes bill prohibiting ICE agents from ‘sensitive locations’
  13. Trump administration to begin ‘aggressively’ revoking Chinese students’ visas
  14. Trump administration lists 18 Maryland cities, counties as sanctuary jurisdictions
  15. UMD issues international students guidance on visa revocations, pauses
  16. College Park, Prince George’s County no longer listed as sanctuary jurisdictions
  17. UMD community members voice concerns after Trump restricts Palestinian visa applicants
  18. New UMD GSG committee seeks to protect international students
  19. UMD community members demand sanctuary campus status, non-compliance with ICE
  20. UMD community members rally university administration to keep ICE off campus
  21. UMD international student enrollment declined in fall 2025, data shows
  22. UMD SGA urges university to become sanctuary campus
  23. Prince George’s County leaders respond to ICE presence
  24. UMD community members hold vigil to honor ICE shooting victims, call for change
  25. Here are some resources for navigating ICE encounters on campus
  26. Gov. Wes Moore signs bill banning ICE partnerships with Maryland law enforcement agencies
  27. Prince George’s County Council proposes emergency bills combating ICE activity
  28. Prince George’s County bans use of county properties for detention centers
  29. Here’s how UMD graduate, international students are still grappling with federal changes
  30. Plans for ICE detention center in Hagerstown spark concern among lawmakers, community
CREDITS
REPORTING

Stella Canino, Bella DeCrescenzo, Lauren Frank, Marijke Friedman, Sam Gauntt, Lillian Glaros, Johana Gonzalez-Cruz, Dariana Guzman, Keira Hardesty, Claire Huss, Oliver Mack, Apurva Mahajan, Anastasia Merkulova, Mayah Nachman, Pera Onal, Nicole Pilsbury, Theodore Rose, Katherine Schutzman, Irit Skulnik, Amelia Twyman, Sanya Wason, Natalie Weger and Katharine Wilson

EDITING

Lizzy Alspach, Olivia Borgula, Randy Chow, Marijke Friedman, Akshaj Gaur, Sam Gauntt, Natalie Jakubiak, Oliver Mack, Apurva Mahajan, Mayah Nachman, Pera Onal, Alexa Taylor and Natalie Weger

PHOTOS

Sam Cohen, Jess Daninhirsch, Claire Harvey, Kurt Leinemann, Giuseppe LoPiccolo, Clare Roth, Neelay Sachdeva, Gurnoor Sodhi and Alexa Yang

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Alston Chan, Sameer Chawla, Joanne Lee, Apurva Mahajan, Nathaniel Rubin, Esha Singhai and Aaryan Suri