Judge blocks Trump administration from rescinding foreign students’ legal status

Published May 22, 2025 9:16pm ET



A U.S. district judge in California blocked the Trump administration on Thursday from revoking the legal status of international students.

District Judge Jeffrey White blocked the government until the case is resolved from arresting, imprisoning, or transporting foreign students anywhere else, with exceptions made for those who have been convicted of a violent crime carrying a prison sentence of a year or more.

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