Over 200 International Students caught up in the Trump (R) Administration’s Immigration Crackdown are Suing the State Department, to get their Visas Reinstated. Although the Trump (R) Administration Restored Students’ Records in the Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), after Judges Ruled in Favor of Students across Dozens of Lawsuits, the Government has continued to Withhold many Students’ Visas.
SEVIS Records allow Students to Stay in the U.S. after Entering, while Visas are needed to Freely Leave and Return to the U.S. Meaning International Students with Revoked Visas are likely to be Denied Re-Entry, even if they are Legally Permitted to Study in the Country through SEVIS. “I can’t visit home because of my visa revocation,” an International Student, who Requested Anonymity Fearing Repercussions. “It feels like I’m trapped here.”
Lawyers said that some Students, who had Left the U.S. were already facing Issues trying to come back to School in the U.S., despite having their SEVIS Statuses Restored. Several had toRreapply for visas, only to be Denied. That’s left other Students in the same Situation effectively “not being able to travel,” said Charles Kuck, an Attorney Heading a Lawsuit Challenging Visa Terminations against the Government.
“You can’t go home to see your mom who’s dying, you can’t go home for your sister’s wedding, you can’t go home for break, you can’t study abroad,” He said. mmigration Lawyers Representing 217 Students, have Filed Two Lawsuits against Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) Challenging their Visa Terminations in the Past Two Months.
The First Lawsuit was Filed in Early August by Attorneys Steven Brown and Brad Banias, Representing 59 Students across the U.S. The Suit also Names Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem (R) and Todd Lyons (R), the Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as Defendants.
The Second Lawsuit was filed in September by a Team of Lawyers from Impact Litigation, a Group of Independent Firms focused on Litigation to Change Immigration Policy, on Behalf of 158 International Students. The Lawsuit names only Rubio as a Defendant.
Both Suits argue that the State Department’s Revocation of Students’ Visas was Unlawful. Lawyers plan to seek Class Action Status for the Lawsuit Filed in August.
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