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Finally a silver lining moment appeared for Priya Saxena, who is an Indian PhD student at a university in South Dakota, whom the Trump administration has been attempting to deport from the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Indian PhD student, Wins Legal Battle To Stay In US<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has won a legal reprieve from a federal court which has allowed her to continue her stay in America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story started when 28-year-old  Priya Saxena, who received a doctorate in chemical and biological engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology faced deportation after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unexpectedly revoked her F-1 student visa in April over a minor traffic violation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have terminated Saxena’s visa which was valid till February 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Besides this, her Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVIS) record was deleted, which could have potentially prevented her from completing her studies and graduating on May 10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to this, Saxena sued the Trump<\/a> administration in mid-April and was granted a temporary restraining order by a federal judge further allowing her to complete her doctorate and graduate over the past weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It appears that the Trump administration revoked Saxena’s student visa due to a “criminal record” against her as per the court documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, her only infraction was from a minor traffic violation in  2021 when she failed “to stop for an emergency vehicle”, for which she paid a fine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minor Infractions Are Not Deportable Offences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her defence, her attorney said that under immigration law, minor infractions like Saxena’s are not deportable offences, in a media report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving ahead, a federal court in South Dakota issued a preliminary injunction blocking the DHS from arresting and detaining her without court approval, allowing her to stay in the country, this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the judge, DHS’s actions “appear unlawful and are likely to cause Saxena irreparable harm”, as per the media report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we already know, the Trump administration has launched a crackdown on immigration that has also targeted international students across the US since taking office in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this time, they have removed the Visas and SEVIS of thousands of international students over minor infractions, traffic violations or pro-Palestinian activism on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It appears that several of these students are being targeted by DHS and were in the US legally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DHS told a court that it scanned the names of over 1 million international students through an FBI database to look for criminal records during a recent hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their search yielded 6,400 matches following which they have revoked approximately 3,000 visas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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