Updates: July 1, 2025. Stipulation with DHS Favors 358 Plaintiffs in Georgia Case, Litigation to be Filed Against DOS for Visa Revocations. On July 1, 2025, the Jane Doe 1 et al. v. Bondi et al., 1:25-cv-01998, (N.D. Ga.) case was dismissed, following the court's approval of a Stipulation of

Challenges of Using the F-1 Reinstatement Process as a Part of a Legal Strategy to Address an ICE-Initiated Termination of a SEVIS Record DSOs may have been asked or wondered about using the F-1 reinstatement process as a part of a legal strategy to address an ICE-initiated termination of a SEVIS

In an April 5, 2025 press statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department has begun taking action "to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and prevent further issuance to prevent entry into the United States by South Sudanese passport holders." Rubio cited the

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), as chair of the House "Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party" (CCP), sent letters to six U.S. University presidents asking for written responses to numerouse questions regarding demographics, funding sources, research activities, security protocols, and post

Applicability of FERPA to international students Does the FERPA privacy act apply to international students, and if so, under what circumstances can a school disclose "personally identifiable records" that FERPA protects from non-consensual release? This page provides basic information about FERPA

Since mid-March, NAFSA received numerous reports of SEVIS record terminations initiated by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). This page offers some background and frameworks for understanding

Possible Grounds of Inadmissibility and Removal Based on Ideological Grounds A number of statutory provisions in the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) might serve as a basis for excluding someone from entering the United States (inadmissibility) or deporting them from the United States

Update on Status of SEVP Field Representative Program Following reports from NAFSA members expressing concern about potential changes to the SEVP Field Representative program, NAFSA contacted Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) leadership to reiterate the value of the program and encourage