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The Fordham Ram Volume 107, Issue 9

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April 9, 2025

Students Protest Fordham’s ICE Policy Amid Visa Revocations A group of Fordham students held a rally outside the Lincoln Center campus on April 8. The group demanded Fordham support its international students and publically defy recent actions by ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

“I want as many people as possible to know that this is happening...and it matters that it is hitting home. ”

SEE PROTEST, PAGE 4

President Tania Tetlow

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Two Fordham Students Have Visas Revoked By NORA MALONE

ADITHI VIMALANATHAN

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Tetlow Meets With Student Press: Talks Finances and Federal Action By NORA MALONE, ALLISON SCHNEIDER & ADITHI VIMALANATHAN

President Tania Tetlow met with reporters from Fordham University’s student newspapers on April 8. The Fordham Ram and the Fordham Observer attended the meeting to cover a variety of topics, including the recent visa revocations of two Fordham students, the new STEM building and changes to the University’s finances. FORDHAM STUDENT VISAS REVOKED On April 4, President Tania Tetlow shared via a university-wide email that an undergraduate student’s visa was revoked. During the press conference, Tetlow shared that a second international student had their visa revoked and added more about the circumstances behind these revocations and the university’s involvement.

The student whose visa revocation was announced on April 4 was not contacted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Tetlow confirmed. The revocation was discovered during a daily routine check of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) by the Office for International Services, after which the university informed the student. “You didn’t use to have to do that,” Tetlow said. “There was no need to psychically intuit [that] the government had changed its mind about a visa.” Tetlow shared that the DHS has not provided the university with cause for the revocation yet. She also shared that the university is in contact with the student. “We’re trying to provide as much support as we can because it is an unimaginable situation and we are so upset on his behalf,” she said. Tetlow said that on the SEE TETLOW, PAGE 5

On April 8, the University confirmed that a second Fordham student has had their visa revoked. This comes after an April 4 email from President Tania Tetlow informing the student body that a different student had their visa revoked. The University discovered the status of both students’ visas through a routine check of the Students and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVIS) website. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not reached out to the university or the students as of Tuesday afternoon. University Spokesperson Bob Howe gave a statement on April 5 which stated that Fordham University is unsure of the cause behind the revocation and that the DHS has provided no cause for the change in visa status. “The University does not believe that the student is connected to the protests at Fordham,” he added. According to the Associated Press, international students across the nation have faced visa revocations for a variety of reasons, including “pro-Palestinian activism or criminal infractions.” In her email, Tetlow wrote that “in the last few days, a growing number of students from a wide range of countries, have had their visas revoked without explanation and without notice. Today, we discovered that this has affected one of our own undergraduate students.” A group of faculty members and others has been assembled to “help us navigate these issues, plan our response, and provide support.”

If you have any information regarding the students who had their visa revoked, please email fordhamramonline@gmail.com

Lucas Hjertberg and Andrew McDonald Win USG Executive Ticket By NORA MALONE, ANDREW MASSIE & CAITLIN THOMAS Lucas Hjertberg, FCRH ’26, and Andrew McDonald, FCRH ’26, have won the positions of executive president and executive vice president for the Fordham University Rose Hill United Student Government (USG) for the 2025-26 academic year. Voting for this election opened for all Fordham students at the Rose Hill campus at noon on April 7 and ended at 5 p.m. on April 8. Hjertberg previously served as executive president of USG for the fall 2024 semester before going abroad in spring 2025. Before that, he served as Vice President of Budgets and Finance and SEE USG, PAGE 4

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in this issue

News

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Opinion Page 10

Fordham Off-Campus Housing Guide

This is Not Normal: In Protest of Visa Revocations

Culture Page 14

Sports

Mimes Captivate the Audience in “The Childrens Hour”