Visa revoked for misdemeanor DUI

A graduate student at Marshall University in West Virginia is fighting for his immigration life after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked his student visa because of a nonviolent misdemeanor charge for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol in 2020.

- MICHAEL J. GURFINKEL, ESQ

He was sentenced to probation, which was terminated early for good behavior and compliance. After driving under the influence (DUI) incident, he applied for his student visa, which was granted or approved. He rightly thought everything was fine and he could continue his studies and graduate. Then, out of nowhere, he received a notice that his visa was being revoked.

According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), this student "had no notice. He had no warning. He had no opportunity to figure out how this is going to affect his last few weeks of school or his graduation. He had very little explanation about why it happened. It was one broken sentence and an email" simply notifying him his student visa was revoked.