An increasing number of student deportation threats involve the revocation of visas based on relatively minor offenses like years-old misdemeanors, according to immigration attorneys, or sometimes no reason at all.

Federal immigration authorities have revoked the visas of at least 20 international students and three recent graduates from Virginia universities. Why it matters: The lives of international students are being upended as the Trump administration expands its revocation of student visas nationwide,

The Trump administration has revoked hundreds of international student visas nationwide, including those attending colleges and universities in California.