The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that Indian missions in the US are in contact with Indian students who are having problems with visa revocation and are offering them potential assistance.
The ongoing crackdown on overseas students by the Department of State (DOS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has had a disproportionate impact on Indian students.
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reported that 50% of the cases from a sample of 327 involve Indian students. This means, half of the students who saw their F-1 visas revoked were from India.
The comments by MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal came amid instances of Indian students in the US receiving communications from local authorities on possible revocation of their visas, reports PTI.
“We are aware that several Indian students have received communication from the US government regarding their F-1 visa status, which happens to be the student visa. We are looking into the matter. Our embassy and consulates are in touch with the students to provide support,” said Jaiswal.
Jaiswal was responding to a question on several Indian students receiving communications from US authorities under the Donald Trump administration on possible revocation of their visas.
According to reports, an Indian was among four students at Michigan public universities who filed a lawsuit against their possible deportation after their student immigration status was terminated.
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), in a recent report, stated that according to a verified source, ICE has terminated 4,736 SEVIS records since January 20, 2025, the majority on F-1 status.
Inside Higher Education, a specialty publication, has been tracking revocations. According to the study, as of April 18, more than 240 colleges and institutions had identified 1,550 international students and recent graduates whose legal status had been modified by the State Department.
Several students and US colleges from more than half of the states have complained that their SEVIS records have been cancelled, and their study visas have been revoked. International students losing study visas maintain legal residency status in SEVIS, but the Trump administration is also cancelling SEVIS records, potentially leading to arrest and deportation.
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) is a web-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security that keeps track of international nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors in the United States.
Some of the international students have started filing lawsuits against the Donald Trump administration in the United States.