The ACLU of West Virginia has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Marshall University graduate student whose legal status was revoked one month before he is scheduled to graduate.
The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia filed the complaint April 18 on behalf of Shival Nilesh Vyas, who recently received an email saying his F-1 visa was being revoked.
“During a time when students are supposed to be focusing on final exams, celebrating their accomplishments and searching for work opportunities, S.V. received an email … which threw his world into disarray,” the ACLU said. “He later learned the action was being taken because he was ‘identified in a criminal records check.’”