ICE Agents Undermine Trust in US Schools with Deception and Mass Student Visa Terminations

Published on 4.15.25

  The recent controversy surrounding immigration policies and their impact on education has left many institutions and students reeling. In a disturbing trend, there have been reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents lying about being authorized to interact with students in schools, as seen in the Los Angeles Unified School District incident where Superintendent Alberto Carvalho accused ICE agents of deception. This lack of transparency and trust has created a toxic environment for students, particularly international students who are already vulnerable to the whims of the Trump administration's policies. University leaders are now caught between silence and making adjustments to avoid further losses due to the administration's executive orders and funding cuts. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed lawsuits on behalf of students at Wayne State University and the University of Michigan, alleging a nationwide policy of mass termination of student status by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a restraining order for Xiaotian Liu, a Dartmouth College computer science student from China, who had his visa status terminated. Similar challenges have been filed in Georgia and California, highlighting the widespread impact of these policies on students' lives. The ACLU's lawsuit against DHS aims to address the alleged nationwide policy of mass termination of student visas, which has left hundreds of students at risk of detention and deportation.

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