COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio State University student's visa has been reinstated by a federal judge, who ruled on Friday that his arrest at a pro-Palestine protest was not grounds to revoke his visa.
Graduate student Ahwar Sultan sued President Donald Trump and federal immigration officials when his visa was abruptly revoked two weeks ago. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered Sultan's visa be reinstated as the lawsuit continues and said federal immigration services will need to prove why they believe his visa should be terminated.
Sultan, who is from India, believes his visa was revoked because he was arrested in April 2024 at a pro-Palestine protest. The charges associated with that arrest were dismissed and later expunged from his record, and Chutkan said they were not grounds for visa termination.
Chutkan said U.S. immigration services should be prepared to explain Sultan's visa status and whether they still intend to initiate removal procedures against him at the next court proceeding. She said his arrest alone would not be considered grounds for removal.
The decision was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia around the same time the Trump administration announced a turnaround to reinstate many student visas. According to Politico, the Department of Justice announced it was reinstating terminated visas for thousands of international students, many of whom had minor or dismissed charges, at another federal court in Washington D.C. Friday morning.
Sultan is one of at least 12 Ohio State students who have had their visas revoked. It is not yet known if the Department of Justice's announcement will reinstate their visas.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Judge restores visa for Ohio State student suing Trump )
Also on site :