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International students face ban from Trump administration

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WXXI News

The federal government is attempting to block Harvard's ability to bring in foreign students.

While courts intervene, foreign students are weighing whether to come back in the fall — and what that means for their future in the United States.

Our guests discuss their response to the administration's repeated efforts to keep students from abroad out.

Our guests:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.