The US today regretted the impact of deportation of Indian students bound for two California schools and said it was closely following the situation and facts are still being collected. <br/><br/>The statement by US Ambassador Richard Verma came a day after India advised its students to defer their travel to the US till the matter of denial of entry to students holding valid visas was resolved. Mr Verma said the Embassy is aware of reports that some students bound for Silicon Valley University at San Jose and Northwestern Polytechnic University at Fremont were denied entry by Customs and Border Protection. <br/><br/>He said they are following the situation carefully. Mr Verma also maintained that the US will continue to strongly support educational study and exchange programmes for Indian and US students, as these programmes have been a hallmark of the bilateral relationship for decades. External Affairs Ministry had yesterday issued an advisory for students seeking admission in the two institutions to defer their travel.