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Spring break warning: Students, faculty advised to postpone international travel plans

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Students at Brown University and Columbia University are advised to postpone international travel for spring break.

President Donald Trump 's executive order on national security and public safety threats has resulted in ramped-up deportations.

The news is stirring concern among international students who fear they'll be targeted based on nationality.

The list of affected countries may change "and additional restrictions could be implemented with little notice," Cornell said.

The universities said they are monitoring the situation.

"I think just the fact that you're already vulnerable when you enter a new space, new country, your accent is different," one student said.

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82

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informal

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English

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63

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short-lived

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