US Department of Justice announces the reversal after weeks of lawsuits and restraining orders by judges
President Donald Trump's administration announced on Friday that it was reversing a decision to cancel thousands of foreign student visas in US federal court.
Middle East Eye reported last week that at least 1,500 student visas had been revoked and universities were not notified of a student's change in status or told why their students' visas were being rescinded.
According to a report by WUSA9, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had terminated the visas of 4,700 students in total.
The Trump administration's abrupt reversal follows weeks of scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges against the move.
Critics called the termination of students' records from a federal database, called the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), illegal.
The Trump administration used a rarely invoked immigration act that allows the secretary of state to revoke immigration status if the secretary deems their presence a threat to US foreign policy. (more...)
Trump administration backtracks on cancelling thousands of foreign student visas
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