Source: SFGate
“A UC Berkeley graduate student is suing the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid widespread visa revocations for international students at universities across California. Zhuoer Chen, who is set to graduate from UC Berkeley in May with a master’s degree in architecture, is one of four plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit alleging that ICE’s sweeping effort to terminate the federal records of hundreds — possibly thousands — of international students occurred without notice, justification or legal basis. ‘The terminations have occurred without any consistent rationale or legal justification and are entirely arbitrary,’ the complaint states, describing the wave of record terminations in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System as ‘sweeping and unprecedented’ with ‘nationwide impact.’ SEVIS records are digital files maintained by the Department of Homeland Security that track international students’ visa status, academic enrollment and legal standing.” (04/18/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/california/article/uc-berkeley-student-sues-visa-termination-20281918.php