Trump administration reverses termination of foreign students' visas
Summary
The Trump administration stopped the plan to end visas for many foreign students studying in America. This change happened after over 100 lawsuits from students who were suddenly told they weren't allowed to study in American schools.Key Facts
- Some foreign students were suddenly told their visas were ended (A visa lets someone from another country legally stay in the U.S.).
- There were more than 100 lawsuits from students who didn’t want their visas to end.
- The Trump administration has now stopped ending these visas.
- About 1,800 students and 280 universities were affected.
- Some of the students had joined in political protests or had minor criminal charges.
- The change caused fear and confusion at many U.S. universities.
- Some students decided to leave the U.S. before they were forced to.
- The government will bring back the visa status in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information Systems (SEVIS). This system keeps track of foreign students following the rules of their visas.
- Students' SEVIS records were restored in the past few days according to their lawyers.
- When their SEVIS records were lost, students were at risk of being detained and deported.
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