Hyderabad, April 18 -- More than 1,000 foreign students in the United States have lost their visas or legal status in a recent move by the US government that has triggered fear and panic among foreign students, many of whom are Indian.

The impromptu move by the American government has impacted students at more than 160 institutions of higher education, including Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, and Ohio State University, reported the Associated Press.

Most of the students were notified abruptly by their universities that their visas were being cancelled or their legal status was ending, and often without reasons or due process.

Some students had their visas cancelled for minor offences like outstanding traffic fines or ev...