First they came for the Iranians
I am an Iranian CS student. I had a fully funded PhD admission at one of the US universities. I was admitted for the Fall 2016 semester.<p>I am currently in Iran due to my visa not being issued despite the 7 months I have waited for it. I was able to defer my admission to Spring 2017 semester, but then _this_ happened.<p>I am quite sure that I will never be able to attend this program. I had very high hopes for my future because of this admission.<p>I was very sad today after hearing this news. I have to come up with a new plan for my life, since it never occurred to me that I would not be able to attend.<p>Edit: Thanks for all the support from the HN community.