International students in Utah, ACLU sue over deportation orders
Students say they weren’t given the chance to contest the decision to revoke their student visas.
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Department of Homeland Security offices in West Valley City, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.
Eight international students attending Utah universities and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, challenging deportation orders.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Salt Lake City on Friday, accuses the Trump administration of violating their Fifth Amendment rights by not affording them the ability to contest the decision to revoke their student visas. It asks a federal judge to allow them to continue their studies by reinstating them in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVIS) registry.
The students filed under “John Doe” and “Jane Doe” pseudonyms in the lawsuit (the court filing itself is heavily redacted), and the ACLU of Utah said it is seeking a restraining order “to provide immediate protection to the students.”
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