Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking international student status

A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction, preventing the Trump administration from removing international student’s legal status without individual assessment.

Judge Jeffrey White ruled that the administration violated federal requirements by deleting student records from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a Homeland Security database designed to monitor foreign students, Reuters reported.

The order also bars arrests based solely on immigration status and prohibits transferring or penalizing affected students.

In a related case, a Massachusetts judge temporarily blocked the administration’s move to revoke Harvard University’s certification to enroll new international students, as stated by Reuters.