France, May 30 -- President Donald Trump's administration's decision to suspend foreign student visa applications hasFrench studentspreparing to study at American institutionsreassessing their options.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on 27 May ordered embassies and consulates to pause scheduling appointments for foreign student visas, pending new guidelines on vetting applicants' social media activity- to be issued in the "coming days".

Rubio has also revoked visas from students who led demonstrations critical of Israel's offensive in Gaza, under a law that allows the removal of individuals deemed to go against US foreign policy interests.

These moves come as part of a wider slew of unprecedented actions by Trump over the ...