Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement this week that the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese university students studying in the U.S. puts at risk the education of some 270,000 foreign scholars across the country and more than 51,000 in California.

WASHINGTON — The State Department on Thursday notified Congress of an updated reorganization of the massive agency, proposing cuts to programs beyond what had previously been revealed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a steeper 18% reduction of staff in the U.S.

The State Department has notified Congress of a reorganization plan to develop a “more agile” department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday. “Since my first day as Secretary, I have said that this Department must move at the speed of relevancy and,

The US State Department has instructed US embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appointments as it develops guidance to expand “social media screening and vetting” to all applicants for student visas,

The United States will not tolerate "exploitation" of American universities by the Chinese Communist Party or theft of U.S. research and intellectual property, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Thursday.

China is the second-largest country of origin for international students in the United States, behind only India.

The office is tied to a reorganization plan of the State Department to focus on removing immigrants, taking its name from a far-right European term.

The case against “mass migration” and in favor of “Western heritage” sharply echoes the ideology of many extremist and even white nationalist groups.