Spain announced on Tuesday that it has granted international students who had been prohibited from studying in the US by President Donald Trump’s administration accelerated access to its colleges.
According to a statement from the Migration Ministry, students who are unable to finish their education in the United States because of visa suspensions will have the option to transfer to Spain. According to the ministry, the permits will also permit students to work part-time.
Following widespread student demonstrations in support of Palestinian rights during the Gaza War, Trump has clashed with a number of prestigious US universities, accusing them of turning into antisemitic bastions. Several European countries, including Spain, have increased research funds to recruit talent as a result of their conflict with Harvard, where he has suspended funding for probes and threatened to revoke its tax-exempt status.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is actively promoting immigration to the US, highlighting its economic advantages, despite Trump’s attempts to restrict it.
According to the Open Doors website, Spain is the third most popular country for US students looking to study abroad, after the UK and Italy. Every year, at least 20,000 students apply for visas to study in Spain for a portion of their academic program.
