Thanks for the words of support. Pretty much the entire Persian student community here in Cambridge appears to be distraught at the moment. I'd like to think that the fact that they didn't announce on Wednesday or Thursday as feared in the first wave of reporting means that revisions are under way.

As I type, CNN sent a push announcement to my phone moments ago that an executive order is coming this afternoon around 4:30pm ET on refugees and "extreme vetting" without mention of a 30 day pause.

I guess this will be another completely lost day of work...