Hyderabad, January 28: Stating that 1,555 students, mostly from Andhra Pradesh, were facing deportation and harassment by Intelligence authorities in the US due to immigration fraud, the State CPI secretary, Dr K Narayana, urged the External Affairs Minister, Mr S M Krishna, to intervene and save their future by stopping their deportation and harassment.
In a letter addressed to the External Affairs Minister, the CPI has stated that a massive immigration fraud was committed in the Trivalley University near San Francisco of California State of United States of America. These students procured visas by paying lakhs of rupees to the University. The students could understand the situation only after entering University, which was closed by the US authorities.
Dr Narayana has stated that subsequently the students were compelled to go to various States with the help of senior students and could seek employment in order to survive. But the US authorities, instead of providing seats in other universities were harassing the students in the name of technical reasons. “We too agree that student Visa holders should not go for employment, but there was no other alternative for them except to seek some employment till they get admission into other Universities. We request you to kindly stop the deportation of students. Use your good offices as External Affairs Minister and put an end to harassment of Intelligence officials on the hapless students and those arrested should be released immediately.”
Dr Narayana has stated that the students should be given seats in other universities or their fee amount returned to them and F1 visa (Student Visa) term be extended by the Immigration authorities. If the students could not get admission in other universities, they should not be taken into custody purely on technical reasons like the expiry of student Visa term. Pleading for conversion of F1 Visa (Student Visa) into H1B Visa, he urged the minister to make arrangements for the return of the students without further delay.
NSS