Frustration over Pleasanton university's closure spreads to India [View All]

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Source: Contra Costa Times

Frustration over the closure of a Pleasanton-based university that federal authorities have called a sham spilled over internationally to India on Friday.

Activists from the All India Students Federation staged a protest outside the office of the U.S. Consul General in Hyderabad. Members, who clashed with police and tried to break into the consulate grounds, asked the government to help and protect the 1,555 students of Tri-Valley University -- a majority of whom are from that region of India, according to Indian news reports.

... Ninety percent of the school's students are from India, said Jayaram Komati, president of the Telugu Association of North America.

... Komati said that a number of students have already been interviewed by ICE agents, most have been questioned and released but he said a few have been required to wear ankle bracelets.

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