Trump’s fresh policy terminates international students’ legal status

The US government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly had their status cancelled in recent weeks with little explanation.

In the past month, foreign students around the US have been rattled to learn their records had been removed from a student database maintained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some went into hiding for fear of being picked up by immigration authorities or abandoned their studies to return home.