How the Trump administration uses a flawed DHS report to justify sweeping US education visa restrictions

The Trump administration has used a flawed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) overstay report to justify new restrictions on US education visas. The report, which includes inaccurate and unverifiable data, has been cited in a June 2025 travel ban affecting 19 countries and a proposed rule to limit international student stays. Analysts, as reported by Forbes, state the data inflates overstay rates and misrepresents student status changes, impacting universities and foreign applicants.