- By Shibra Siddiqui
- Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:26 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A 21-year-old Indian student, along with three other students at Michigan Public Universities, sued the Trump administration against potential deportation after their student immigration status was terminated, PTI reported. All four students have filed lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and immigration officials.
Four Students, Chinmay Deore from India, Xiangyun Bu and Qiuyi Yang from China, and Yogesh Joshi from Nepal, alleged that their student immigration status in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) was removed, and they were not informed about the action against them. The termination allegedly took place “without sufficient notice and explanation".
According to a report by the Hindustan Times, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan, which is representing the students, on Thursday, said they "filed a federal lawsuit along with a request for an emergency injunction on behalf of the students who had their F-1 student immigration status unlawfully and abruptly terminated by the Trump administration for no valid reason and without notice".
Who Is Chinmay Deore
The 21-year-old undergraduate student at Wayne State University has been studying computer science there since August 2021. Deore first came to the US with his family on an H-4 dependent visa in 2004. He and his family left the United States in 2008, and he later returned with his family (again on an H-4 dependent visa) in 2014.
After completing High school in Michigan, he enrolled at Wayne State University under the H-4 status. Deore applied for transition ot F-1 student status in May 2022 as his H-4 status neared ending. He was granted transition to F-1 from H-4 status. As per the Lawsuit, Deore’s course will be completed in May 2025. The lawsuit filed by the ACLU states that he will no longer be able to obtain OPT as he had planned to exercise his right, under his F-1 status, to obtain lawful OPT employment after his graduation.
The Lawsuit by ACLU argued that Deore has never been He has never been charged with or convicted of a crime in the United States. And other than a speeding ticket and a parking ticket (the fines for which he promptly paid), he has not been charged with any civil infraction, motor vehicle code violation, or immigration law violation. He has not been active in on-campus protests regarding any political issue.
What Is The Matter
Wayne State University, on April 4, informed Mr Deore that his F-1 student status in SEVIS had been terminated. The email stated, “Our record shows that your SEVIS has been terminated this morning- TERMINATION REASON: OTHERWISE FAILING TO MAINTAIN STATUS – Individual identified in criminal records check and/or has had their VISA revoked. SEVIS record has been terminated."