Federal Judge Grants Injunction for University of Iowa Students Who Had Their Visas Revoked
- On Thursday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing the removal of four students and alumni from the University of Iowa after their student visas were revoked.
- The injunction followed a lawsuit by the students who challenged Homeland Security’s arbitrary termination of their statuses in the SEVIS federal database, a critical system relied on by universities and authorities.
- Judge Ebinger disagreed with Homeland Security’s assertion that changes in SEVIS status are insignificant, highlighting that such status terminations greatly impede students’ ability to study, work, and pursue future immigration opportunities.
- Ebinger stated the students showed a strong likelihood of success and declared that imposing consequences without obeying regulations is “arbitrary and capricious,” while also noting little confidence in agency compliance.
- The injunction bars Homeland Security and ICE from detaining or deporting the plaintiffs without court notice, allowing legal counsel to contest actions, and it remains in effect during ongoing litigation.
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Judge shields Rapid City international student from removal while lawsuit proceeds
A woman from India who recently earned master’s and doctoral degrees from South Dakota Mines in Rapid City can’t be removed from the U.S. as her lawsuit against the federal government proceeds, a judge has ruled. Priya Saxena sued U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last month after Saxena learned that her visa had been revoked, and that Homeland Security had, in turn, terminated her record in the federal database that clears internatio…
Judge cites lack of confidence in Homeland Security, issues injunction in UI case • Iowa Capital Dispatch
(Main photo courtesy of the University of Iowa; form courtesy of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security) Stating that she has “little confidence” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will comply with its own regulations, a federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction protecting four University of Iowa students and graduates from deportation. The three international students and one international-student graduate are suing Home…
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