Two international students at California colleges are suing the federal government after they were among dozens in the state whose student visas were revoked and whose records in a key federal database were terminated, effectively stripping them of the ability to continue studying in the United States.
The plaintiffs in both cases have been in the U.S. on student visas for more than five years, according to court filings. One is a student at a college in Orange County, the other at a college in the Inland Empire. Both were listed in the lawsuits as “Student Doe” to protect their identities. A lawyer representing the students would not divulge where they were enrolled, citing the risk that they could be located and deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The lawsuits come as the Trump administration has revoked the visas of hundreds of international students (as well as recent graduates engaged in a program that allows them to get professional training), in many cases citing their involvement in pro-Palestinian activism that administration officials have labeled pro-Hamas or antisemitic.
At least 96 student visa holders in California have been affected in recent days: six at Stanford; 32 in the California State University system and at least 58 across multiple University of California campuses, including UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Riverside and UC Santa Cruz, according to university officials.
What is the basis of cancelling student visas?
Generally, if a student committed certain crimes in the United States, their visa may be revoked which will place them in removal proceedings and be deported as inadmissible aliens. The government has the burden of proving that the student is involved in criminal conduct for the government to prevail. The student has the right to due process and be represented by an attorney to protect their rights. If the government cannot prove that the activity of the student is a deportable crime, then they will not be deported.
Note: This is not a legal advice
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