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  1. November 21, 2025

    Trump Admin Says Court Can't Second-Guess Revoked Visas

    The Trump administration on Friday told a California federal judge that he has no authority to review the State Department's decision to revoke the visas of three international students who say they were wrongly targeted after their names showed up in a crime database, saying the authorizing statute bars judicial review.

  2. May 22, 2025

    Int'l Student Visa Record Terminations Blocked Nationwide

    A California federal judge barred the Trump administration on Thursday from detaining foreign students who had their electronic F-1 student visa records terminated, and from imposing any additional adverse legal consequences on affected international students across the country.

  3. May 14, 2025

    ICE Policy Tweak Won't Fix Harm To F-1 Students, Judge Says

    A California federal judge issued an injunction Wednesday in multiple cases challenging the Trump administration's termination of foreign students' F-1 visa records, rejecting the government's arguments that its recent policy change eliminates the likelihood students will be irreparably harmed, but he held off on deciding whether to grant nationwide relief.

  4. April 25, 2025

    Calif. Judge Rips Trump Admin's 'Whack-A-Mole' ICE Policies

    A California federal judge deciding whether to issue a nationwide injunction in multiple cases challenging the government's termination of foreign students' F-1 visa records expressed frustration with the Trump administration's abrupt policy changes Friday, saying "it's a new world order every day — it's like whack-a-mole."