Featured Issues

Featured Issue: Actions Targeting International Students

4/7/25 AILA Doc. No. 25040706. Students & Schools
This featured issue page brings together information, updates, and resources related to the Trump Administration’s targeting of international students with or without a history of protest for visa revocation, termination of their status, and removal.
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Practice Resources

Practice Alert: SEVIS Records of International Students Being Terminated by ICE

AILA and partners have received reports of international students having their SEVIS record terminated by ICE Student Exchange Visitor Program. The checklist provided supports work attorney's are already doing while continuing to review all DHS-initiated SEVIS terminations.

4/7/25 AILA Doc. No. 25040704. Students & Schools
Practice Resources

AILA Members' Template for F1 Student Habeas Petition

This is a template for an F-1 student status Habeas Corpus petition. Please customize and use this template to file similar complaints. Please see AILA's recent "Call for Examples: Student Visa Revocations & Terminations" post requesting specific examples of F-1 revocations and terminations.

4/7/25 AILA Doc. No. 25040702. Students & Schools
Examples & Questions

Call for Examples: Student Visa Revocations & Terminations

AILA is looking for specific examples of individuals who have had their student visa's revoked and SEVIS records terminated. Please complete the survey below. Your response will be collected and reviewed by AILA.

4/7/25 AILA Doc. No. 25040700. Detention & Bond, Removal & Relief, Students & Schools
Practice Resources

Practice Pointer: DOS Authority to Revoke Visas for Persons in the U.S.

The DOS Liaison Committee provides an overview of DOS’s authority to revoke the visas of individuals present in the U.S.

3/28/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032861. Consular Processing
Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices

Executive Order on Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism

On 1/29/25, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14188 that, among other actions, directs certain heads of agencies to include in reports to the president recommendations to familiarize colleges and universities with the grounds for inadmissibility under INA §212(a)(3). (90 FR 8847, 2/3/25)

2/3/25 AILA Doc. No. 25020307. Removal & Relief
Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices

Executive Order on Enhancing Visa Vetting and Screening

On 1/20/25, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14161 to further enhance the vetting and screening processes across agencies all relevant federal agencies for purposes of visa issuance. (90 FR 8451, 1/30/25)

1/30/25 AILA Doc. No. 25012105. Admissions & Border, Consular Processing, Removal & Relief