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ICE backs down, says it will restore status of thousands of foreign students

Hundreds of foreign students in the U.S. on F-1 visas said they were informed their SEVIS records were suddenly terminated by DHS.

wusa9.com

"The course reversal comes as federal judges around the country have issued more than 40 emergency orders blocking immigration officials from unilaterally terminating records in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), which the Department of Homeland Security uses to monitor foreign students’ presence in the U.S. Foreign students must maintain active status in the SEVIS database to complete their educational programs and obtain authorization to work off campus. Earlier this month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) terminated the records of approximately 4,700 foreign students after they were flagged in a search of a national law enforcement database. Hundreds of students subsequently sued, with many saying they had never been charged with a crime at all. Others said their charges were dismissed or were for low-level offenses that do not justify terminating their student status. Under federal regulations, F-1 status may ordinarily only be terminated on the basis of a conviction for a crime of violence with a sentence of a year or more. 'This was a deeply unfair decision by the agency, and we’re proud of our clients who stood up for their rights – and of the legal teams who fought beside them,' attorneys Brian Green and Arif Gozel told WUSA9."