There is motion in the case of the Tri-Valley University students. Most of these students are fromIndia and while they retain their visas, they have lost the right to attend other schools or work at a job in the United States. For more background, you can read my post –  The Saga Of The Students From India And Tri-valley University Continues.

From the Economic Times article, ICE indicates it may reinstate Tri-Valley students’ visas. –

The US Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) has indicated that it is ready to consider reinstating the immigration status of those Indian students, who have lost their student visas due to the closure of a California-based “sham” university.

“We received a message from ICE today, in which they indicated that they would consider the possibility of reinstatement of their (students) visa status through I-539,” Susmita Gongulee Thomas, Consul General, Indian Consulate San Francisco, told PTI.

I-539 is the form used by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for visa extension and change of immigration status.

When one is out of the visa status for one reason or the other under a particular law of the US and the individual is not in criminal violation, USCIS may agree to give the reinstatement of his or her status under this form.

It would appear that things are moving in favor of the Indian students. But let’s not celebrate just yet. This could be a “trial balloon” to see what the reaction is to the idea, for instance whether or not the government of India will consider this an adequate response to their complaints. Let’s give it a few days. I’ll stay on it.

James Pilant