The Trump administration has sued the cancellation of student visas
The international student The visa has been revoked He is suing the Trump administration over allegedly violating the due process.
Associated Press Students report claiming that the Trump administration is unjustified when canceling their visas.
president Donald Trump The first sought to crack down on immigration that illegally focused on the people of the United States. However, several international students are caught up in the crosshairs as the administration argues that their pro-Palestinian activism constitutes support for Hamas, a US-designated terrorist organization. Meanwhile, other international students reportedly revoked their visas for past violations, such as traffic violations, according to the Associated Press.
Students from at least 30 states have revoked their visas; According to NBC Newssaid the government has been using the Foreign Policy Act since 1952 to justify cancellations.
People will walk through the gates of Harvard Yard on Harvard University’s campus on June 29, 2023 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Getty Images)
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One of the most prominent cases is the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student who was involved in anti-Israel activities in schools. Last week, a judge ruled that the government had met the burden of proof to deport Halil. A lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Halil was not approached about his involvement with certain organizations or his work with the UN Relief and Occupational Agency.
International students seeking to study in the US must meet several requirements to obtain a specific visa that allows them to attend school. According to the State Department, the type of schools and learning courses students want to pursue and the courses they study will determine the visa required.
On March 12, 2025, people will demonstrate outside the US court in Thurgood Marshall on the day of hearing on the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Palace Beer University in New York City. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)
The DHS lists several situations where the government could potentially revoke a student visa, including absent from the US for more than five months, expulsion, fraudulent employment, and among other things, failure to register.
According to the AP, international students are permitted to maintain their legal residence and continue their research even after revoking their visa. In such cases, according to the AP, losing legal residence status, simply affects the ability to enter and leave the United States, puts students at risk of being deported in the end.
Student protesters will gather on Monday, April 29, 2024 in New York City to protest the camp at Columbia University campus. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
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Trump administration officials have defended the cancellation of student visas, saying the government reserves the right to cancel them.
“Student visas do not have rights. You can cancel your student visa under the law. Marco Rubio He told reporters on March 28th.
Fox News Digital has contacted the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for comment on the lawsuit.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Brooke Taylor of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.