Over 100 Lawsuits Challenge DHS as ICE Resumes SEVIS Record Revocations

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More than 100 lawsuits have been filed against the Department of Homeland Security as federal enforcement actions trigger widespread terminations of student visa records across American universities. International students, scholars, and campus staff face mounting instability following renewed record cancellations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

ICE Internal Memo and State Department Proposals Escalate Record Revocations

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Federal agents have resumed re-terminating Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records that were briefly reactivated on April 24, stripping away temporary relief previously extended to affected visa holders. The ongoing enforcement follows a May 2 internal ICE memo expanding official authority to end student records, alongside a May 5 “one-strike” proposal from State Department Secretary Marco Rubio that mandates automatic visa revocation for temporary visa holders deemed to have violated the law.

The legal pushback follows the abrupt cancellation of thousands of international student and scholar SEVIS records that began across higher education institutions nationwide in mid-March.