All 133 international college students, including many Indians, who filed a lawsuit get their SEVIS records restored

The Trump administration has adopted the orders of the US district court docket (northern district of Georgia) and reinstated the SEVIS records of all 133 college students who had filed this lawsuit.
As reported by TOI on April 20, the court docket had issued issued a non permanent restraining order, requiring division of homeland Security (DHS) to reinstate plaintiffs’ SEVIS records retroactive to March 31, 2025. US govt companies have been ordered to file a discover of compliance of the reinstatement by Tuesday night.
Charles Kuck, who represented the scholars, many of them Indians, mentioned: “All students are now reinstated.” They can now proceed to check or work below the non-compulsory sensible coaching (OPT) programme. The subsequent listening to is slated within the coming days.
In some, however not the entire 133 circumstances, the state division has revoked the coed’s visa. The revocation of an F-1 visa (which is granted for period of standing) doesn’t essentially impression the individual’s lawful presence within the nation. As such, plaintiffs contended it’s the SEVIS registration termination that has rendered them susceptible to devastating immigration outcomes resembling detention and deportation.
Increasingly, within the courts, the US companies are taking a stand that SEVIS termination doesn’t end in irreparable hurt. Based solely on their newest competition, if a SEVIS file is terminated a pupil can proceed with research within the US. However, SEVIS termination notices obtained by college students from their designated faculty officers ask them to self deport on the earliest as there isn’t any grace interval following a SEVIS termination. Further, it routinely terminates the work authorisation granted for an OPT programme.
In a press convention, American immigration attorneys affiliation chief Jeff Joseph mentioned, “We believe SEVIS termination does impact the status of international students. Thus, most of the lawsuits being filed are not challenging the actual visa revocation, but SEVIS termination.” He mentioned US companies are more and more mentioning in court docket that SEVIS termination is simply a credential revocation, it has no underlying impression on authorized standing. But that is instantly opposite to their personal outward dealing with steering on their web site, in response to inquiries in addition to their personal policy-guidance and coaching supplies for DSOs.
“It is our hope that if govt takes the position SEVIS termination has no impact on status, they revise their guidance… so that the kids can go back to school, to work and do what they intended to do, which is to come here and educate themselves and use that education to benefit all of us here in the US,” he added.