In a significant decision, the US district court (Northern District of Georgia) temporarily granted relief that was suddenly exposed to their recording of their student and visitor information system (exchange). If their legal status was terminated, the students would not have been for the intervention of the district court.
The district court granted a temporary entry -level order (Tro) on Friday evening, in which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was ordered to re -use the plaintiff's Sevis records on March 31, 2025. It also banned the federal authorized the use or disclosure of the personal data of the students outside the framework of this award. By Tuesday, the US government authorities (accused of this case) were instructed to combat this order.
The students, all F-1-visa owners, had submitted an urgent request for illegal measures by the federal immigration authorities. This lawsuit is one of the largest of this kind in relation to Sevis announcements. All of them were actively enrolled at universities and universities in the United States – many of them were removed weeks before the end or were legitimately subjected (OPT). International students can collect after completing their studies as part of the opt program as part of the opt program. This time is extended by two years for those from the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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Charles Kuck, founding partner of Kuck Baxter, a law firm for immigration that the students represented: “The open ignorance of the specified immigration laws and guidelines of the Trump administration is not just breathtaking, but dangerous, but dangerous. Students went with the lawsuit and had a temporary injunction (TRO) against civil servants from the (DHS), the immigration and customs authority (ICE) and the US general prosecutor. Either criminal background tests, visa revocations or the alleged failure to maintain the lawful status.
This lawsuit is one of the largest of this kind in relation to Sevis' announcements that the students argued that the terminations were unfavorable and procedural inappropriate. They emphasized that they had no criminal records and had followed all legal requirements of their student visa.
In their complaint, the students claimed violations of the administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the proper procedural clause of the fifth change. They argued that the termination measures had no appropriate announcement, had no articulated legal basis and were carried out without giving them the opportunity to react. The dismissals, they claimed, were arbitrary, moody and beyond the legal authority, which was granted immigration authorities.
They asserted that international students, as soon as they were admitted to the USA with an F -1 visa, are granted permission to remain for the “duration of status” as long as they meet the requirements of this visa -and maintain a complete course of study and avoid unauthorized employment.
In some, but not all of these cases, the US State Department (DOS) has revoked the student's visa. However, the revocation of an F-1 visa does not necessarily affect the legitimate presence of the person in the country. Therefore, the plaintiffs claimed that it was the Sevis registration of registration that made them susceptible to devastating immigration results such as detention and deportation as well as irreparable damage.
The district court approved the plaintiffs and found that they had proven a significant probability of success in terms of the merits of their case. In particular, the district court decided that DHSS was limited to ending the F-1 status by regulation and was not used in this situation.
Judge Victoria Marie Calvert found that the revocation of Visa alone does not correspond to a loss of legal immigration status and cannot be used to justify the SeviS announcement. In particular, she added: “There is a considerable interest in public government agencies in the federal laws that regulate their existence and operations.”
According to immigration lawyers, this line captures the core of the argumentation of the district court – it is not just about protecting the students, but also about ensuring that government agencies act within the law. It underlines the principle that compliance with legal proceedings is of fundamental importance, even in matters that concern immigration and national security.
Judge Calvert also recognized the irreparable damage that the students had confronted: loss of educational opportunities, exclusion from the USA at short notice, decay of scholarships and jobs and serious emotional stress. She cited similar decisions from other district courts that had intervened in Sevis-related dismissals, and confirmed the need for a judicial supervision.
The court dismissed the argument that the students could have applied for relief under the data protection law, and found that the law does not cover international students, but applies to constant residents (Green Card owner) and US citizen.
