Trump’s promise to reinstate travel bans has scientists deeply concerned

On the heels of Donald Trump’s presidential election victory, MIT issued a note of caution to its international students: Assess your winter break travel plans.

“The new administration will be sworn in on January 20, 2025, and new executive orders that may impact travel and visa processing may be implemented,” the director of the university’s international students office wrote in a Nov. 12 message posted on its website. “Any processing delays could impact students’ ability to return to the U.S. as planned.”

The University of Massachusetts Amherst issued a nearly identical travel advisory to its students, staff, and faculty. 

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