ACLU Sues Trump Admin Regarding Foreign Students’ Legal Statuses

Foreign students studying at U.S. universities and colleges have had legal statuses terminated and their F1 student visas revoked.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in federal court.

Foreign students studying at U.S. universities and colleges have had legal statuses terminated and their F1 student visas revoked.

The move came as part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown. It has impacted around 1,100 students at more than 170 schools since last month.

“Defendants’ unilateral and unlawful terminations have severely disrupted the educational opportunities of students who are in the middle of their studies and who are simply trying to obtain, often at considerable expense, an education in the U.S. while following all the rules required of them,” the ACLU’s lawsuit says.

International students who have participated in on-campus demonstrations protesting Israel’s war in Gaza have had their visas pulled. Some foreign students who have criminal records were also targeted.