The Trump administration on Friday decided to reinstate the student visa records of potentially thousands of international students in the United States whose legal status had recently been terminated, Reuters reported.
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) tracks about 1.1 million international students studying in the U.S. Since January 20, over 4,700 student records were removed, according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
This put many students at risk of losing their legal status and being deported.
SEVIS stores details like students' addresses, academic progress, and visa compliance. Students are expected to follow all visa rules, including limits on employment and avoiding legal violations, to stay in the system.
The decision was announced during a court hearing in Boston, where U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor was presiding over a case filed by Boston University student Carrie Zheng.
Zheng is among a growing number of international students challenging the federal government over abrupt changes to their visa status.
Ahead of Friday’s hearing, Judge Saylor informed the courtroom that he had received an email from a government attorney indicating a change in ICE’s approach.
According to the email as quoted by Reuters, “ICE was now developing a policy that will provide a framework for SEVIS record terminations.” The email further read, “Until that policy is issued, the SEVIS records for Zheng and similarly situated plaintiffs will remain active or will be restored.”
(With inputs from Reuters)
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) tracks about 1.1 million international students studying in the U.S. Since January 20, over 4,700 student records were removed, according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
This put many students at risk of losing their legal status and being deported.
SEVIS stores details like students' addresses, academic progress, and visa compliance. Students are expected to follow all visa rules, including limits on employment and avoiding legal violations, to stay in the system.
The decision was announced during a court hearing in Boston, where U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor was presiding over a case filed by Boston University student Carrie Zheng.
Zheng is among a growing number of international students challenging the federal government over abrupt changes to their visa status.
Ahead of Friday’s hearing, Judge Saylor informed the courtroom that he had received an email from a government attorney indicating a change in ICE’s approach.
According to the email as quoted by Reuters, “ICE was now developing a policy that will provide a framework for SEVIS record terminations.” The email further read, “Until that policy is issued, the SEVIS records for Zheng and similarly situated plaintiffs will remain active or will be restored.”
(With inputs from Reuters)
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