ATLANTA, Georgia — New lawsuit don land wey go challenge the Trump administration over dem visa wahala wey international students dey face inside di United States. Di case don dey filed for US District Court wey dey Northern Georgia, and e dey seek to stop di revocation of visas wey don affect many international students.
Di lawsuit no just dey talk about one person, but e dey involve 133 students wey their visas don been cancelled or revoked without any clear explanation as di Trump administration dey carry out im immigration policies sharply. Kuck Baxter, di legal firm wey dey handle di case, don already file di original complaint plus a motion for temporary restraining order last week.
According to di complaint, di original group wey involve 17 students include nine from India, five from China, and one each from Colombia, Mexico, and Japan. For di complaint, dem no mention di students’ real names but instead use pseudonyms to protect dem from retaliation.
Di lawsuit go after three top officials for di Trump administration: US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and di Acting Director of ICE Todd Lyons. As at di time of writing, di White House and di Department of Homeland Security no don respond to any inquiries about di lawsuit.
Di complaint dey state say ICE don unlawfully terminate di students’ legal residency in di US, wey gree say dem fit face arrest, detention, or deportation if dem feel lose dia rights to study and work. Di students dey fear say di cancellation go impact dia ongoing studies.
For example, one of di students, Jane Doe 1 from Colombia wey dey study at Kennesaw State University, believe say she dey targeted because of a domestic violence case wey police dismiss. Another student, John Doe 2 from China wey dey study at Georgia Tech, also dey fear say dem target am because of traffic citations.
Federal officials never talk di exact reasons why these students dey lose their visas, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio don drop some comments wey indicate say dem dey watch any behavior wey dey raise alarm, including partaking in protests.
Congressman Robert García don report say over 800 students all over di country don suffer from visa revocation, and recent investigations show say over 525 people don lose dem visas dis year alone.
Baxter go on talk say dem no just dey revoke visas because students get criminal charges or arrests; even minor police encounters fit lead to visa revocation. E call for urgent reinstatement of these visas so di students fit continue dem education uninterrupted.
“We get plenty students wey dey close to finish dem Ph.D. programs, na suddenly dem dey hear from di school say dem no longer fit continue,” Baxter emphasize. “Dis situation don create serious challenges for dia future plans.”
As di lawsuit dey unfold, plenty parties dey watch how di Trump administration go respond to di legal challenge and di implications wey e fit get on di international student community across di US.
