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Government cancels visas for at least 13 more students at North Carolina universities
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – At least 13 more students at North Carolina universities have recently had their visas revoked.
On March 25, NC State said it was made aware that two of its international students — both reportedly from Saudi Arabia — had lost their visas. Within days, the two students returned home.
The NC State revocations came around the same time U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said visas would be rescinded for students who “participate in movements that are involved in doing things like vandalizing universities, harassing students, taking over buildings, creating a ruckus.”
Despite Rubio’s remark, the roommate of one of the NC State students claimed the student was “a lowkey individual who never attended any protests or wrote about this issue on social media” and was someone who “just minded his business.”
Now, two weeks after NC State learned of the rescinded visas, other colleges across the state have experienced similar situations.
On April 9, three other public universities confirmed that they have had at least one student have their visa taken. UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Charlotte had six students each lose their visa, while Appalachian State had one.
UNC Chapel Hill said it “did not initiate these terminations, and the University was not directly notified.” It, along with UNC Charlotte, confirmed that its students had their visas canceled by the federal government.
None of the three schools said where the students who lost their visas were from, nor why they lost them.
This past weekend, Rubio said the United States government planned to revoke visas for all South Sudanese passport holders, which would include Duke basketball standout Khaman Maluach, who helped lead the Blue Devils to the Final Four in this year’s NCAA tournament.
Rubio said the sanctions against the African country was “due to the failure of South Sudan’s transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner.”
The revocation of visas for South Sudanese in America has left Maluach’s legal status in question. Should he choose to enter June’s NBA draft, the 7-foot-2 center would be a projected lottery pick if he is able to stay in the country.
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After a faceoff win by Henry Metz, Brendan Millon finds Truitt Sunderland to give the Hoos a 3-0 lead. Timeout North Carolina.
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Brendan Millon gets the scoring started for the Cavaliers with a question mark style goal. On the defensive end, Jake Marek opens the game with three early saves with his third save setting up a transition goal by Tommy Snyder.
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UVA owns a 59-33 advantage since the series began in 1938.
The 59 wins are UVA’s most against any opponent in program history (followed by 51 against Duke).
In Chapel Hill last year, the Tar Heels defeated the Cavaliers 18-9, snapping UVA’s six-game series win streak.
UVA has won nine of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2018.
The Hoos have won the last two meetings with Carolina at Klöckner Stadium, 11-4 in 2022 and 14-6 in 2024.
The Tar Heels’ four goals in 2022 marked the fewest goals in a game under Joe Breschi, who was named UNC’s head coach in 2006.
The last time the Tar Heels knocked off the Cavaliers at Klöckner was a 16-13 decision during the first of three games between the two teams in 2021.
Later that year, UVA claimed back-to-back meetings against the Heels, including in the NCAA semifinals on the way to capturing the 2021 national title over Maryland.
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Fire crews are responding to a brush fire near Howard Gap Road in Hendersonville on Friday evening.
The fire is across the street from the Ebenezer Baptist Church and near the Highlands Square Shopping Center.
Henderson County Fire Marshal Glen Gillette said crews are fighting “blowdown from Helene.”
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Around 11 p.m., the fire appears larger than it did an hour ago because crews are backburning, which refers to using fire to help control the wildfire.
Dana Fire Department Chief Jimmy Womack said that what was a 3-acre fire an hour ago will be an 8-acre fire due to back burning. He said the fire is 80% contained.
Womack said the cause of the fire is unknown, but one of the conditions contributing to the blaze is the Helene blowdown.
“There’s a lot of blowdown in these woods behind us. That’s what creates most of the problem,” said Womack.
Womack said there has been no property damage and no injuries have been reported for this fire in the woods that 24 personnel are fighting. They got the call to arrive at 6:05 p.m.
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Dana Fire and Rescue and Henderson County Fire Department are supporting the U.S. Forest Service with this fire.
Glen said no structures are threatened at this time and Howard Gap Road is closed.
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