Indian, Chinese Students Sue Trump Administration Over Threat of Deportation

Threat of Deportation: An Indian student and three others have sued the Donald Trump administration over possible deportation from the US after their student immigration status was terminated this month. The students have sought to regain their legal status in the US through the lawsuit, PTI reported.

Three Indian and two Chinese students have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and other immigration officials, accusing them of “unilaterally terminating the F-1 student status of hundreds, if not thousands, of international students.”

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According to the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) before the US District Court in New Hampshire, the petitioners' “unilateral and unlawful termination” of F-1 status has removed them from lawful student status.

"At most, what seems to connect the students is that they had some encounter with some American law enforcement official at some point in the past, no matter how innocuous -- including receiving a speeding or parking ticket (or even a warning) or lawfully withdrawing an application to enter the US," the complaint said.

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Earlier this month, Paula received an email from Rivier University that the State Department revoked his visa. He separately received an email from the U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai, that confirmed that his visa was revoked and that "remaining in the United States without a lawful immigration status can result in fines, detention, and/or deportation.

The two other cases involving Indian students are similar. Thanuj was charged with speeding and a traffic misdemeanor for failing to carry a valid US driver's license. Although he had a valid international inde driving permit at the time, he was outside the 60-day window in which the international driving permit is allowed in New Hampshire. Gorrela too had an international driving permit but was using it beyondthe 60-day window. Although both paid fines and subsequently got their US licenses, the DHS nixedtheir student status, putting them on track for visa revocation and deportation.

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