UMD suspends all remaining spring study abroad programs
The university suspended programs in Italy, China and South Korea earlier this semester.
Iranian UMD students say political tensions have made it harder to land a job in the U.S.
In the era of Trump's travel ban, and heightened tensions with Iran, background checks can be a struggle for Iranian students seeking jobs.
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Under the travel ban, some UMD students from Iran haven’t seen their families in years
They don't dare to visit their loved ones for fear of being denied re-entry to the United States.
Fewer international students are coming to the U.S. UMD may soon follow suit.
Numbers have plateaued and might even start declining, a university official said.