What's at Stake?
The ACLU of Utah, the law firm Stowell Crayk, P.C., and immigration attorneys Phillip Kuck and Timothy Wheelwright filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on behalf of eight international students in Utah whose SEVIS registration records were abruptly terminated without explanation.
The lawsuit asks the U.S. District Court to allow the plaintiffs to continue their studies by reinstating them in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVIS) registry.
The suit alleges that DHS violated the students’ Fifth Amendment due process rights because they were not offered an opportunity to contest the decision. It also alleges that DHS’s actions contradict federal law and the Constitution and violate the Administrative Procedure Act. A temporary restraining order (TRO) has been requested to provide immediate protection to the students.
