The Trump presidency will reinstate visa for more than 1,500 international students as a result of over 100 lawsuits challenging its decision to withdraw visas for students who are primarily engaged in anti-Israel campus activities.
The Justice Department made the announcement in federal court on Friday, saying that the reinstatement of permits would be a temporary estimate as Immigration and Customs Enforcement worked to update the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System to “provide a model for standing report cancellation.”
SEVIS is used by the Department of Homeland Security to monitor international students entering the country.
A Justice Department attorney claimed that “ICE is developing a plan that will provide a platform for SEVIS report abortions.” The SEVIS records for the plaintiff( s ) in this case ( and other plaintiffs with similar locations ) will remain active or be reactivated if not already active, and ICE will not change the record solely based on the NCIC finding that led to the most recent SEVIS record termination.
About 5, 000 pupils have been removed from the SEVIS collection or their permits have been revoked, putting them at risk of being deported. Some kids claimed that as a result, their university or college forbade them from taking classes and conducting research.  ,
The Justice Department received legal rebuffed requests to terminate the visa, which are permitted when a pupil violates their course schedule, commits a violent felony, or works inside. ICE argued that SEVIS has the authority to “terminate a record for another reasons.”
A DOJ lawyer claimed that “ICE has the authority to cancel a SEVIS history for various reasons, such as if the plaintiff doesn’t keep up his or her nonimmigrant standing after the archive is reactivated or engages in various unlawful activity that may force him or her to be removed from the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act.”
THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES AND Prospects OF TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION PLAN
Following the Hamas terrorist assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, many of the learners were charged with small legal offenses or engaged in anti-Israel demonstrations. More than 23 state filed complaints. A Georgian prosecutor recommended the reinstatement of 133 permits next week.  ,
The Washington Examiner requested post from ICE.
