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  "title": "International Students in the U.S. by Country (SEVIS)",
  "description": "Active SEVIS records for F and M international students in the United States by country of citizenship, from the ICE SEVIS 'by the Numbers' release (Calendar year 2024). Official government statistics. Counts are active SEVIS records — a student may hold more than one record in a calendar year — not admissions or visas issued.",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-07-24",
  "spatialCoverage": "United States",
  "temporalCoverage": "Calendar year 2024",
  "measurementTechnique": [
    "Official SEVIS release ingestion",
    "Country-of-citizenship normalization"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — SEVIS by the Numbers",
      "url": "https://www.ice.gov/sevis/whats-new",
      "license": "public-domain",
      "retrievedAt": "2026-07-24"
    }
  ],
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