Published by: The Economic Times - April 07, 2025
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Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:
According to Rajiv Khanna, an immigration attorney based in the US, the terminations are being used to render students deportable despite being enrolled full-time and complying with visa rules. “ICE is terminating SEVIS registrations as a basis to claim that students are deportable, even when they are attending school on a full-time basis in full compliance with their visas,” he said.
Khanna, who has been advising impacted students, notes that even those cleared by courts are not being spared. A First Amendment lawsuit has already been led, but outcomes may take time.
Legal options for students with terminated SEVIS records are limited and complex. Khanna helps outline the options international students in the meantime, and what each involves.
Who has the best chance of success?
According to attorney Khanna, students fall into different risk categories:
- Strongest Case: Students with no legal violations, immigration breaches, or controversial public activity.
- Moderate Risk: Students who faced minor legal issues but were not charged or convicted.
- High Risk: Students with prior arrests—even if acquitted.
- Weakest Case: Students with convictions, such as DUIs, even if they’ve served their sentences
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