Trump administration backs down in legal fight over international student records – The Times of India
Trump administration reverses SEVIS record terminations amid US legal backlash The Trump administration has backed away from an aggressive legal push to revoke the immigration records of thousands of international students in the US, following mounting legal challenges and growing public scrutiny. The decision was announced during court proceedings on April 26, 2025, after a wave of lawsuits exposed flaws in the enforcement tactics used by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).As reported by CNN, attorneys from the Department of Justice (DOJ) told courts that ICE is developing a new policy framework for terminating SEVIS records—the tracking system used by the Department of Homeland Security to monitor international students’ immigration status. Until the new system is in place, ICE...