Ohio State International Student Gets Court Protection After SEVIS Terminated by ICE
Columbus , OH – A federal judge in Columbus, Ohio has issued a temporary restraining order protecting an Ohio State international student after her SEVIS status was unexpectedly terminated earlier this month.
The student, an Indian national pursuing a Ph.D. in agricultural engineering at The Ohio State University, discovered her F-1 student visa status was terminated in the federal SEVIS system by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the week of April 7. According to court filings, the termination cited criminal records — yet the student maintains she was never notified and has only a minor 2020 traffic infraction on record.
This development put the ohio-state-international-student-SEVIS terminated case in the spotlight. On April 18, U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley ruled that the Department of Homeland Security and ICE must reinstate the student’s SEVIS status and F-1 visa, enabling her to continue her education while the legal case is ongoing.
The judge’s order also temporarily blocks any enforcement actions, such as deportation, that might arise due to the visa issue. A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for May 8.
Legal counsel for the student warned that remaining out of status could have resulted in immediate deportation or a five-year ban from reentering the U.S. “If she returns to India voluntarily, a reentry bar would be triggered due to her visa status violation,” the lawsuit states.
This legal battle comes amid a broader wave of visa concerns across U.S. universities. Over 600 international students across 90 institutions have recently experienced similar SEVIS terminations or visa revocations, raising concerns among educators and legal advocates.
Ohio State President Ted Carter expressed support for affected students, noting that the university is actively seeking clarification from federal authorities. U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno commented that while he supports DHS processes, he is open to reviewing individual cases of concern.
In a separate but similar case, another Ohio State student from India, enrolled in a Ph.D. program in the History of Art, has also filed a lawsuit after his F-1 visa was revoked.
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