The speed and scope of the federal government’s efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the country.

More than a dozen international students across the state — including at least six in New Orleans — have had their visas revoked in recent weeks.

The number of international students studying at Wisconsin universities who have had their visas terminated by the Trump administration is growing. The termination of the students' records in the government's Student and Exchange Visitor Program database means they have lost their legal status in the U.