Trump Administration Makes Major Student Visa Change

In a sudden reversal on Friday, the Trump administration announced it will reinstate thousands of foreign students to active status after their records were terminated from a database earlier this month.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sweeping student visa reversal in federal court, following weeks of mounting legal pressure.

"While we are hearing about the reopening of some individual SEVIS records, the systemic harm caused by the original unlawful terminations continues—and our case should move forward," Miriam Feldblum, president and CEO of the Presidents' Alliance, which filed a lawsuit on the issue Thursday, said in a statement to Newsweek.

"Reactivating a record does not erase questions about the genesis of this unlawful policy. It also does not remove the original termination notation or the stated reason from SEVIS records, both of which can have long-term negative consequences for students...