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International students caught in legal limbo: US agencies downplay SEVIS termination impact, but attorneys warn of dire consequences

As legal challenges mount against the US agencies for termination of the SEVIS records of hundreds of international students and district courts are increasingly granting temporary restraining orders (TROs) against such termination, the stand adopted by US agencies to downplay the irreparable harm caused to students is being widely discussed by immigration attorneys.An affidavit submitted […]

Georgia district court provides interim relief: Blocks termination of legal status of 133 international students

In a significant ruling, the US district court (Northern District of Georgia) has granted temporary relief to 133 international students who faced sudden termination of their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) record. With their legal status terminated, had it not been for the district court’s intervention, the students would have had to deport.The […]

US Visa News: 50% of students whose US visas have been revoked by Trump admin are Indians: Study

Majority of the students who lost their visas in Trump crackdown are Indians, a study revealed. The American Immigration Lawyers Association has revealed a study claiming that 50 per cent of the reported cases of US students whose visas got revoked are Indian. The association examined 327 reports of visa revocations by the Donald Trump […]

After funding cuts Harvard University may also lose ability to enroll foreign students

Harvard University may lose the ability to enroll foreign students if it does not comply with the policy changes suggested by the Trump administration, US Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday.Days after the government stripped the Ivy League university of federal funding and contracts worth over 2 billion, the DHS also terminated grants totaling […]

US students turn to Canada as Trump revokes visas and slashes university funding

More students living in the United States are now eyeing Canada for higher education, following a sharp turn in education policy under president Donald Trump. His administration has cut federal funding to several universities and revoked the visas of many foreign students, especially those involved in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Deportation proceedings have also begun for some. […]

Pentagon schools students sue defence secretary Pete Hegseth over book bans on race and gender

A group of twelve students from Department of Defence Education Activity (DoDEA) schools are taking legal action against US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of violating their First Amendment rights through widespread book bans. The students, who attend Pentagon-operated schools in the US, Italy, and Japan, are being represented by the American Civil Liberties […]

Trump’s plan to dismantle Education Department could hurt 90% of American students, experts warn

President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten speaks during a rally in front of the Department of Education to protest budget cuts in Washington. (Getty Images) In an opinion piece published in Fox News, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), criticizes President Donald Trump’s proposal to dismantle the […]

MAGA wants crackdown on Chinese students: ‘Trump should deport Xi’s daughter’

US-China trade war shows no sign of de-escalation. With the US-China trade war escalating, MAGA activists pushed for a crackdown on Chinese students studying in US universities. Hundreds of students have lost their students’ visas in the recent few days as the Trump administration is targeting students with links to anti-Israel protests that rocked the […]

US Revokes Student Visa: Several Harvard students lose visa, no reasons given; university refuses to share names

Several Harvard students have got their visas revoked by the Trump administration. Amid the Donald Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on international students, several students of Harvard got their visas revoked recently, the university confirmed without revealing any further details for privacy reasons. The Harvard International Office announced that three students and two recent graduates from […]

Tim Walz’s daughter says she won’t go to grad school this year as colleges are not protecting students

Tim Walz’s daughter Hope Walz says she would not be going to a grad school. Hope Walz, the daughter of Minnesota Governor and Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz, announced on Tiktok that she would not go to a graduate school because of the stand these schools have taken in the wake of Donald Trump’s […]