International students across the United States filed federal lawsuits in Georgia, accusing their visas of termination
International students from all over the United States unite to file a federal lawsuit in Georgia accusing U.S. immigration and customs of illegally termination of their student visas.
The 17 students claimed that termination was not due process and that the use of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVI) deprived them of their legal status even if they continued to comply with the visa terms.
The lawsuit alleges our attorney, Pam Bondi, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting ice curator Todd Lyons as defendants.
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An exterior view of the headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is located in Washington, D.C. us (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
In the lawsuit, the plaintiff said that after a vague reference to visa revocation, in many cases, the student “has been identified in a criminal record check, despite no formal charges, convictions or deportable offences.
A Georgia Tech senior was notified a few days before graduation, even if his only legal record involved dismissed traffic charges.
“ICE’s own guidance confirms that visa revocation itself is not the reason for terminating student Sevis records. On the contrary, if the visa is revoked, students are allowed to conduct the process of learning at school, but after leaving Sevis records are terminated, and students must return from the apartment or country in the United States, return to the United States for a new visa, return in the United States.
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Attorneys are currently seeking temporary restraining orders to restore students’ SEVIS registration and restore their legal status.
“ICE caused confusion when the school tried to understand what was going on and did its best to inform and advise students,” it said. The lawsuit states, “The plaintiff has a constitutionally protected property interest in its SEVIS registration.”
College students walking on campus.
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It also noted that removing from the system would not only harm education, but also legal residence, employment and re-entry of the United States
“The plaintiffs have not been placed in the dismissal process,” the complaint states. “Ice cannot abuse Severus to circumvent the law, deprive students of status, and drive them out of the country without the process.”
They include work mandates under the OPT or CPT program, but the court has not ruled on an emergency relief motion.
