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4d ago

Trump Administration's New ICE Memo Reignites Concerns Over International Student Status

While SEVIS records have been reinstated, expanded grounds for termination, including immediate visa revocations, raise fresh uncertainties for foreign students.

Students and faculty from the City University of New York (CUNY) hold a rally supporting international students who have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration, in lower Manhattan, on April 11, 2025.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 11, 2014.
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Overview

  • The Trump administration has reinstated SEVIS records for approximately 3,000 international students whose statuses were terminated after NCIC database screenings in March 2025.
  • An ICE memo now permits immediate termination of student status based on visa revocations, a significant policy shift from prior practices allowing students to remain in the U.S. post-revocation.
  • Critics warn the NCIC database, used to identify 6,400 'hits,' may contain outdated or incomplete information, increasing the risk of false positives and unfair terminations.
  • Federal judges previously ruled the initial mass terminations violated due process, prompting status restorations and a promise of new policy guidelines from ICE.
  • Legal experts and international students express concerns that the broadened criteria for status termination could lead to further uncertainty and potential deportations over minor infractions or administrative gaps.