TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 25, 2025

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is restoring more than 1,500 foreign students' visa registrations following recent lawsuits. According to The Hill, the agency filed notice today that it will reinstate student records to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a system that provides international student data to the Department of Homeland Security. ICE also announced it is creating a new "framework for SEVIS record terminations" and, until that framework is in place, all student records will be maintained. Several Tennessee schools — including the University of Tennessee, University of Memphis and Christian Brothers University — had reported in the past few weeks that international students on their campuses had been impacted. Knox News reports on what the move means for UT students, while the Commercial Appeal looks at the University of Memphis.