Federal judge blocks Trump regime from revoking international students’ legal status
A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal statuses of international students at universities across the U.S.
In the injunction, District Judge Jeffrey S. White in Oakland also prohibited the administration from arresting or detaining any foreign-born students on the basis of their immigration status while a case challenging previous terminations moves through the courts.
In his decision, White said that the Trump administration has “wreaked havoc” on the lives of the plaintiffs as well as other international students.
Neither the Department of Homeland Security nor the Department of Justice immediately responded to NBC News’ request for comment.
Though many international students have been successful in individually challenging the Trump administration, guaranteeing their own right to stay in the U.S., the injunction is the first to provide relief to students nationwide. [Continue reading…]