(TNND) — A federal judge has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to restore the legal status of 133 students who had their F-1 visas revoked.
The students, who are now facing deportation, claim their visas were revoked without any notice or proper explanation.
Judge Victoria M. Calvert of Georgia’s Northern District issued a temporary restraining order, effective for 14 days, mandating ICE to reinstate the students’ visas by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Many of the affected students are nearing graduation and had their records terminated on the Department of Homeland Security’s Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, a database used to monitor non-immigrant students.
The Trump administration has defended the revocations, arguing they were valid under existing laws and regulations.
