Judge issues temporary restraining order against deportation of more than 100 international students whose visas were re

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A judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order in the case of more than 100 international students in the United States whose visas were revoked by the federal government court documents show.

The order by US District Court Judge Victoria Calvert temporarily prevents the deportation of 133 foreign students from at least five countries who filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the revocation of visas to international students, the order, which is valid until May 2, says. Attorneys for the students asked Calvert on Thursday to temporarily block the government from changing their immigration status.

The decision also means the students’ legal status must be reinstated under Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) used by the Department of Homeland Security to maintain information mainly regarding international students and their status in the country.

The lawsuit claims the administration removed the statuses from the program, asking the court to reinstate those that have already been revoked.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawsuit-alleges-traffic-stops-dismissed-121234191.html

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..............The lawsuit claims the administration removed the statuses from the program, asking the court to reinstate those that have already been revoked.

Calvert, who was nominated to the bench by President Joe Biden in 2021, did not immediately rule on the request during the Thursday hearing in Atlanta, but indicated she planned to grant some form of temporary relief.

“We believe this ruling shows the students are likely to prevail on their claims and we are pleased the court ordered the government to halt its unlawful actions while the lawsuit continues,” Akiva Freidlin, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia said Saturday in a release.

In the complaint, the students are not identified by name, but a “pseudonym due to fear of retaliation by Defendants.”


“We don’t know why their visas were revoked. We’re basically guessing. But we don’t know and that is a problem,” Charles Kuck, an attorney representing the students said Thursday in court.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawsuit-alleges-traffic-stops-dismissed-121234191.html



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