COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – As of Friday, nearly two dozen colleges students in Colorado have had their F-1 Visa revoked. This comes as the Trump Administration says these efforts are for students who are acting against national interests.
At least 22 international students at University of Colorado campuses have had their student visa status revoked this year. Now six of them, who want to remain anonymous, are filling lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The lawsuits cite that the students were not notified properly and that the agencies do not have cause to revoke their visas.
“Students are maintaining their status, according to the law, and they have not been given notice or have done anything that would cause them to lose their status… I’ve spoken to folks with speeding tickets, minor DUIs, charges from when they were juveniles years and years and years ago, but the fact that they are in the system is all that it takes for them to be matched up and have their status terminated,” said Zachary New, a partner at Joseph and Hall Immigration Law Specialists.
Zachary New, a partner at Joseph and Hall Immigration Law Specialists, is representing those six students. He tells 11 News that the students are worried they will be deported.
A spokesperson with the U.S. State Department spoke on the topic during a press conference at the end of March.
“We’ll revoke the visas of whoever it is that fits within the category of what it is we’re deciding is going to get your visa revoked, which is illegal activity essentially,” said Tammy Bruce, U.S. State Department Spokesperson.
The University of Colorado released a statement Thursday:
CU officials will not be releasing any more details about the students involved.
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