in december, 2015, over 30 indian students seeking admission in two us universities—silicon valley university and the northwestern polytechnic university—were denied entry by customs and border protection and were deported to india. conflicting reports suggested that the students were deported because of the controversies surrounding the above-mentioned two universities. however, another report suggested that the students were deported as they had provided conflicting information at the time of their arrival in us to what was mentioned in their visa application. "according to the us government, the deported persons had presented information to the border patrol agent which was inconsistent with their visa status," read an advisory published by ministry of external affairs (india) which was published in the hindustan times.