April 24th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order halting the deportation of a Marshall University graduate student from India who is within just weeks of graduation.  The student recently received an email saying his F-1 Visa was being revoked because his name was found on a criminal record. He was arrested in Indiana in 2020 on a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge.  The graduate student sued in federal court with the support of the American Civil Liberties Union-West Virginia, arguing that the actions violated administrative procedures and his Fifth Amendment rights.  U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers on Wednesday granted the temporary restraining order. The court ordered the government to restore the graduate student’s status and prohibited his arrest or deportation pending a further hearing.