ICE Defies Court Order: Over 100 Students’ Visas Remain Revoked
A Georgia federal judge issued a temporary restraining order compelling ICE to reinstate the F-1 visas of 133 students facing deportation. The order, lasting 14 days, prevents the Trump administration from further action until April 22nd, when the visas must be restored. This action follows a lawsuit alleging due process violations and the arbitrary revocation of visas, potentially linked to the administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism. The lawsuit argues that ICE’s actions are intended to coerce students into self-deportation, despite often minor or dismissed infractions. Over 1,500 student visas have reportedly been revoked under this policy.
John Q. Hosedrinker