ST. LOUIS — Immigration and Customs Enforcement began restoring over 1,500 visas to international students over the weekend, including 20 registrations in the St. Louis area.
The Trump administration began restoring the terminated registrations after multiple recent lawsuits against the administration, including two filed recently from students across the state of Missouri.
The lawsuits are one of many across the country, as over 900 students at more than 128 colleges and universities have had their visas revoked or legal status recently terminated with little to no notice, according to the Associated Press.
Webster University told FOX 2 that 20 of their undergraduate students whose visas had been revoked were restored, including an additional six students at their San Antonio, Texas campus.
“We remain deeply committed to supporting our students and are continuing to monitor this evolving situation closely, working individually with students as needed,” said Tim Keane, Webster University’s chancellor, in a statement to the school.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville also became aware that beginning April 4, the student visas had been revoked of three undergraduates and six former graduates enrolled in their optional practical training program.
SIUE has not released an update on whether these students’ visas have been restored.