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Federal Courts Temporarily Halt Deportations in Student Visa Crackdown

Judges across the U.S. have issued restraining orders restoring international students' SEVIS records as legal challenges to the Trump administration's visa revocations escalate.

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Overview

  • Over 1,000 international students have had their F-1 visas revoked and SEVIS records terminated, often for minor infractions or alleged activism, leaving them at risk of deportation.
  • Federal courts in multiple states, including Oregon and Georgia, have granted temporary restraining orders reinstating students' statuses while lawsuits proceed.
  • The Department of Homeland Security claims SEVIS record terminations do not automatically end a student’s legal status, but universities and attorneys argue otherwise, citing lack of due process.
  • The ACLU and other legal groups have filed class-action lawsuits representing hundreds of affected students, with cases expanding in New England, Georgia, and Colorado.
  • The Indian government has intervened, with its U.S. missions offering support as Indian students are disproportionately impacted, comprising half of the reported visa revocations.