A federal choose on Friday dominated the Trump administration should reinstate the authorized standing of an Ohio State College graduate scholar who was arrested at a 2024 anti-Israel protest.
Ahwar Sultan, of India, filed a civil lawsuit in D.C. District Court docket on April 15, alleging his F-1 scholar visa was “abruptly and unlawfully terminated” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after his participation in protests towards Israel’s navy motion in Gaza, in keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by Fox Information Digital.
Whereas Sultan was arrested at an April 25, 2024, protest on campus, his attorneys allege his costs had been dismissed and subsequently expunged from his document.
Sultan was arrested at an April 25, 2024 protest on Ohio State College’s campus. (MEGAN JELINGER/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
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One week after Secretary of State Marco Rubio introduced the State Division had revoked the visas of tons of of international college students, Sultan was informed by OSU directors he not had lively authorized standing.
U.S. District Decide Tanya Chutkan dominated on Friday that the Trump administration should instantly return Sultan’s visa, and that they can not modify his document solely primarily based on his arrest on the protest, in keeping with courtroom paperwork.
The lawsuit was introduced by Sultan and the College students for Justice in Palestine at Ohio State College. (AP Photograph/Angie Wang, File)
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Nonetheless, a later listening to will enable Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) officers to elucidate the reasoning for the standing change, and make clear in the event that they intend to provoke removing proceedings towards him.
The swimsuit, introduced by Sultan and the College students for Justice in Palestine at OSU, names President Donald Trump, Rubio, Legal professional Normal Pamela Bondi, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and ICE Director Todd Lyons.
Chris Booker, OSU director of media and PR, informed Fox Information Digital by way of e mail the college has a complete of 12 impacted college students.
It’s unclear if the one protest Sultan attended was at Ohio State College in 2024. (MEGAN JELINGER/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
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“Whereas this seems to be a constructive growth, the college is keen to obtain extra particulars on the brand new Pupil and Trade Customer Program (SEVIS) coverage framework that’s talked about in quite a few experiences,” Booker wrote in an announcement.
The choice comes days after a federal choose and Biden appointee in Georgia ordered the administration to reinstate the authorized statuses of 133 worldwide college students whose F-1 visas had been revoked by ICE and DHS.
Fox Information Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
