Advocates say ICE restoring international students' visa registrations
Immigration lawyers have been fighting in the courts as the federal government revoked thousands of records from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a reporting system that gives information about international students to the Department of Homeland Security.
'We've received this communication from government attorneys regarding #SaveSEVIS. The fight continues to try to prevent this from happening again (through court order or a settlement), but this is a good sign,' Steven Brown, an immigration attorney, wrote on X.
The message said ICE is creating a new 'framework for SEVIS record terminations,' and until that occurs all student records that have been taken off will be restored to the system.
'After getting sued about 50 times and losing virtually every time, ICE appears to be randomly reinstating some F-1 Student SEVIS registrations. No pattern yet, and no announcement from ICE, but check with your DSO [designated school official] and see. Lawsuits will continue until compliance is complete,' Charles Kuck, another immigration attorney, wrote on X.
The news was first reported by Politico after a lawyer for the Department of Justice announced the decision in a court hearing.
The restoration of students to the SEVIS system will be a relief to many who were unsure if they could still attend class or had to leave the country.
But it does not seem to impact those who had their actual visas revoked and are in ICE custody, leaving individuals such as former Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil still in detention.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that hundreds of visas have been revoked as part of the Trump administration's wide immigration crackdown.
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