Judge Orders Trump Administration Restore Ohio State Grad Student's Visa

A national judge connected Friday ruled nan Trump management must reinstate nan ineligible position of an Ohio State University postgraduate student who was arrested astatine a 2024 anti-Israel protest.

Ahwar Sultan, of India, revenge a civilian suit successful D.C. District Court connected April 15, alleging his F-1 student visa was "abruptly and unlawfully terminated" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aft his information successful protests against Israel's subject action successful Gaza, according to tribunal documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

While Sultan was arrested astatine an April 25, 2024, protestation connected campus, his attorneys allege his charges were dismissed and subsequently expunged from his record.

Sultan was arrested astatine an April 25, 2024 protestation connected Ohio State University's campus. (MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

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One week aft Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced nan State Department revoked nan visas of hundreds of overseas students, Sultan was told by OSU administrators he nary longer had progressive ineligible status.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled connected Friday that nan Trump management must instantly return Sultan's visa, and that they cannot modify his grounds solely based connected his apprehension astatine nan protest, according to tribunal documents.

The suit was brought by Sultan and nan Students for Justice successful Palestine astatine Ohio State University. (AP Photo/Angie Wang, File)

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However, a later proceeding will let Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials to explicate nan reasoning for nan position change, and explain if they intend to initiate removal proceedings against him.

The suit, brought by Sultan and nan Students for Justice successful Palestine astatine OSU, names President Donald Trump, Rubio, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and ICE Director Todd Lyons.

Sultan joins astatine slightest a twelve different Ohio State students whose visas were precocious revoked.

It is unclear if nan only protestation Sultan attended was astatine Ohio State University successful 2024. (MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

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The determination comes days aft a national judge and Biden appointee successful Georgia ordered nan management to reinstate nan ineligible statuses of 133 world students whose F-1 visas were revoked by ICE and DHS.

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OSU did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

Fox News Digital's Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.