The spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, addresses the media in New Delhi on April 17, 2025. | Photo credit: ANI
The Missions of the Indian government in the United States are in contact with Indian students there that have resorted emails that revoke their visa, and have offered “support” of the subject, he said on Thursday (April 17, 2025).
The comments mark a change of a previous statement that simply advised students to “follow the law.” For the Indians vulnerable to the repression of the Trump administration, who face actions by the State and National Security Departments of the United States, the MEA declaration indicates that it is taking its difficult situation more serious than in the past.
While some buesses are noticed after being identified as participants in student protests, especially in favor of the Palestinian cause, several Indians have recurring notices as their names appear in government databases for minor infractions.
Changing posture
“We are aware that several Indian students have received communication from the US government.
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In a similar informative session on March 21, the spokesman had said that visa and immigration policies are within the “sovereign functions of a country”, and added that when “Indian citizens are abroad, they must comply with local laws and regulations.”
‘Not accused of any crime’
Mr. Jaiswal’s last statement was in response to The Hindu ‘S Consult the specific case of Indian student Chinmay Deore. Assisted by the American Union of Civil Liberties (ACLU), Mr. Deore and three foreign students enrolled in Michigan universities presented a joint request that requested that their visa status be restored in the Sevis database of the United States, which represents the student and exchange visitors system.
Mr. Deore, who is in his last year of a degree program at Wayne State University, had recovered an email from the University of International Students of the University informing him of his completed Sevis status, as he had been “identified in a criminal registry.
However, the petition maintained that none of the four student petitioners, including the Nepalese citizen, joshi yogesh and two Chinese students, had accused, much less condemned, any crime in the United States “none has violated the albigration. Problem”, the demand presented in the Eastern District of Michigan of the Southern Division of Michigan Leed.
‘Legal Route’
Mea officials did not confirm whether they were directly helping Mr. Deore, but said they advise students in a similar way to follow a “legal route” to obtain a court order on deportation procedures against them so that they can complete their studies.
This week, a court in Wisconsin ordered a stay in the deportation of another Indian student, the ISSER Dasani, who graduated next month in a computer engineering program at the University of Madison-Wómonsin.
30% fall in Visas F-1
These actions against foreign students are one more concern for those who request an education in the US. This year. In addition to the long visa waiting times, the number of visas of students issued in February 2025, the first month after the president of the United States, Donald Trump Tok, has decreased almost 30% compared to last year.
In accordance with the state departments of the United States Visa statistics analyzed by The HinduThe number of F-1 (student) visas issued at the United States embassy in Delhi and US consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata have fallen abruptly, from 514 in February 2024 to 360 in February 2025.
Published – April 17, 2025 8:40 pm ist