At least 118 foreign students' legal statuses revoked across U.S. Texas universities

Houston, April 11 -- At least 118 foreign students' legal statuses have been revoked across the universities in the U.S. state of Texas as of Thursday, The Texas Tribune reported.

These students were informed recently that their visas were revoked or their immigration status was marked as terminated in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, known as the SEVIS federal database, said the report.

At least 27 students in the University of North Texas and another 27 in the University of Texas (UT) at Arlington were removed from SEVIS, said the report, citing university officials.

As many as 10 UT-El Paso students had their visas revoked, said a report from local media outlet KFOX14.

Affected universities also include UT-Dal...