India, April 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) stated on Monday that the visas and immigration statuses of nine of their international students and researchers were revoked without any prior warning, reported the Boston Globe.

In a letter addressed to the MIT community, the university president expressed concern over the move which could lead to a deficit in talented researchers and students.

"Since April 4, nine members of our community - students, recent graduates and postdocs - have had their visas and immigration status unexpectedly revoked," Kornbluth wrote, adding that there was an alarming lack of warnings or any reasoning behind the decisions.

MIT is not the only one, universities across America such as Harv...