In statements and interviews to The Daily Pennsylvanian, faculty members criticized the Penn administration’s lack of transparency and clarification on the issue since announcing three visas had been revoked.

The April 11 announcement came five days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. State Department would immediately revoke visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders.

Several incoming students shared concerns over how areas outside of sports — such as research opportunities and financial aid — could be affected because of the funding pauses.

Penn also immediately notifies the individual once changes to a student's immigration status are identified, a University spokesperson told the DP.

The April 9 presidential memo directed federal agency leaders to “immediately suspend any active security clearance held by Taylor” and accused him of “possibly violating the Espionage Act.”

Strunk’s email — which was sent to the GSE community — stated that the school was “working closely alongside colleagues across the University to ensure they have access to all available support and resources.” 

The Philadelphia demonstration was part of the second “Nationwide Day of Action” — organized by Labor for Higher Education and Higher Education Labor United.

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Penn faculty members to discuss how these actions have impacted international community members and the University. 

“I’m horrified by the Trump Administration’s actions that are hurting many of our communities, including our college campuses,” Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton (D-Phila.) wrote in a statement to the Daily Pennsylvanian. 

Ten professors took turns reciting passages from documents such as the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist Papers at the April 7 event.

The visa revocations at Penn come as 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump’s second administration cracks down on international students across the country.

Demonstrators held signs bearing anti-Trump slogans and chanted as they marched from City Hall to Independence Mall, where several members of Congress and Pennsylvania legislators spoke.

The changes were announced on April 2 and come after a 5% cut to the UA’s allotted funding from the Office of the Provost.

The professors are among nearly 2,000 signatories, all of whom are academic researchers and elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 

"ISSS is not aware of ANY Penn student or scholar who has had their visa revoked or been affected by a 'self-deport' alert," the email read.

Multiple professors told the DP they plan to — and often do — adjust their curriculums in order to address current events.

Ten weeks into Trump’s second presidential term, The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled the impacts of federal policy changes on Penn and examined how the University has responded.