Why are students penalized for something as arbitrary as birthplace? Talent doesn’t come with a passport label. People who followed the rules, studied hard, and are ready to contribute are being sidelined for reasons that have nothing to do with merit. #LiftTheHold #USCISpause

USCIS PM-602-0194 is quietly upending lives of many Iranian students & professionals by freezing their immigration processing. These talented folks have worked incredibly hard to build lives here. Punishing them with indefinite legal uncertainty is against US national interest

I ran the numbers on NeurIPS 2025 myself. 15.4% of papers (292/1892) had at least one Iranian co-author. Iranians are just 0.9% of US immigrants. That's the highest ratio of any immigrant group. Sample of papers attached

America is pausing visas for the immigrant group contributing more to its AI research than any other. More below ⬇️ #LiftThePause #USCISPause #DigitalBlackOutIran

Iranians who come to the United States deeply respect and stand for American values—freedom, rule of law, and hard work. Many of us left the Iranian regime behind to build a life based on those principles. Today, the USCIS pause is putting these law-abiding, fully vetted

Immigrants from Nigeria and Iran say green card freeze by the Trump administration has made life 'a living hell'. The freeze restricts immigrant visas over alleged national security and public safety concerns

@Reuters Please be the voice of Iranian student which are , talented legal immigrants who contribute to the US economy, technological advancements, and scientific achievements. @SecMullinDHS @USCIS @USCISJoe @FoxNews @CNN @NewsNation @nytimes @IranIntl_En #LiftTheHold

@Reuters Please be the voice of highly educated, talented legal immigrants, scientists, scholars and PhD students who contribute to the US economy, technological advancements, and scientific achievements. @SecMullinDHS #USCISpause @FoxNews @CNN #LiftTheHold

@Reuters The #USCISpause has impacted tens of thousands of people in the US. There are stories that will make you cry. People who followed every single nuances of legal immigration, are faced with the most illegal pause on their application process. #LiftTheHold @CNN @FoxNews @SenMullin

@masoud_abadi_ @realDonaldTrump @POTUS @DHSgov @USCIS @elonmusk @LindseyGrahamSC @SenMullin @USABehFarsi @PahlaviReza @FoxNews @NUFDIran After years of studying in the U.S. and following every rule, our OPT work authorization is paused due to the Dec 2 USCIS policy Many Iranian students are stuck the same way. We came to study, innovate, and contribute Please help bring attention to this. #LiftTheHold #USCISpause

Congratulations on your new role @SecMullinDHS . Wishing you continued success!🎉 We, as Iranian scholars, engineers, scientists, and students already in the United States, respectfully ask you to please consider lifting the @USCIS pause affecting our ability to continue our work

What's an easy way for the Trump Administration and USCIS to help Iranian nationals who are here lawfully and fully vetted in the U.S? Remove the administrative hold USCIS has placed on their cases.

.@realDonaldTrump - a request from the Iranian citizens of CA-17: The USCIS pause on immigration processing for Iran is about to expel thousands of students who are graduating from college in May. These are F-1 students, who will not be able to roll to OPT, STEM OPT, or

@WhiteHouse @DHSgov Congratulations, @SenMullin, on becoming DHS Secretary. Iranian students and researchers in the U.S. now need your attention. We came here legally to study and build our future. The hold on USCIS Benefit Applications has left Iranians in uncertainty. Careers are paused, and

Important perspective on an issue impacting many lawfully present professionals in the U.S. who have already gone through extensive vetting and are contributing to our communities. @SenMullin, would appreciate your attention to this situation and any support toward a fair and

Thank you, @SenMullin, for supporting the Iranian people in their fight for freedom. Now Iranian students and researchers in the U.S. need your attention. We came here legally to study, build our future, and contribute to innovation in technology, healthcare, and science. But

#USCISPause #LiftTheHold

@MTHajiaghayi @POTUS @marcorubio @USCISJoe In recent months, many Iranians have experienced significant hardship due to the #USCISPause. These individuals entered the United States legally, passed security screening, and often hold advanced degrees in critical fields.

@POTUS keeps his word. #USCISPause is hurting the wrong people. Vetted Iranian students and engineers are already in the US ready to work. This DOES NOT protect national security—it sidelines needed talent & makes lives miserable 90 days passed #LiftTheHold @marcorubio @USCISJoe

@elonmusk Iranian legal immigrants have proven to be great net-positive innovators and engineers who love American values. Right now, many graduate students are facing the risk of needing to leave America because of the processing pause. We should try to retain this talent before we lose