Hundreds of foreign students across the country have revoked their visas or legal status.
The four American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliate filed a lawsuit on April 18, asking federal court to restore legal status for international students whose visas have been revoked.
Students include several of Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design. The lawsuit asks the court to revive the status of F-1 students. This will allow you to continue your research.
Several students have already sued, claiming that they have been denied a legitimate procedure. In New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Montana, federal judges have given temporary restraint orders to protect students from deportation.
Affected students will be notified before the status of F-1 students is cancelled, open to deportation and prevent the study from ending, according to a lawsuit filed in New Hampshire federal court on April 18.
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The complaint says Manikanta Pashra, one of the Indian students, is approaching a master’s degree in computer science from Rivier University in New Hampshire and was working on an application for an international student work program that would allow him to remain in the United States.
Another student, Hangului Chang of China, had a PhD. The Electronic Science and Computer Science program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts says he will no longer be able to work as a research assistant, his sole source of income.
The attorney representing the students said the government did not provide the necessary advance notice and notified foreign students that their legal status was terminated.
“Every time I find one of these crazy people, I take their visa,” Rubio said. He said the reason is, “We are not going to give you a visa because you want to take part in moves involved in destroying the university, harassing students, taking over the building, creating a disturbance, etc..”
One of the well-known incidents included Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia graduate student and activist.
