Fox News: Judge orders Trump administration restore Ohio State grad student's visa

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Judge orders Trump administration restore Ohio State grad student's visa

An Ohio State University graduate student, whose visa was revoked by immigration officials, will have his legal status reactivated after a ruling in U.S. District Court.

                   
                       

A federal judge on Friday ruled the Trump administration must reinstate the legal status of an You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login graduate student who was arrested at a 2024 anti-Israel protest.

Ahwar Sultan, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, filed a civil lawsuit in D.C. District Court on April 15, alleging his F-1 student visa was "abruptly and unlawfully terminated" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after his participation in protests against Israel's military action in Gaza, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

While Sultan was arrested at an April 25, 2024, protest on campus, his attorneys allege his charges were dismissed and subsequently expunged from his record.

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One week after You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login announced the State Department revoked the visas of hundreds of foreign students, Sultan was told by OSU administrators he no longer had active legal status.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must immediately return Sultan's visa, and that they cannot modify his record solely based on his arrest at the protest, according to court documents.

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However, a later hearing will allow You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login officials to explain the reasoning for the status change, and clarify if they intend to initiate removal proceedings against him.

The suit, brought by Sultan and the Students for Justice in Palestine at OSU, names President You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, Rubio, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and ICE Director Todd Lyons.

Sultan joins at least a dozen other Ohio State students whose visas were recently revoked.

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The decision comes days after a federal judge and Biden appointee in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login ordered the administration to reinstate the legal statuses of 133 international students whose F-1 visas were revoked by ICE and DHS.

OSU did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Fox News Digital's Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.

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