One F-1 student, who paid for four full years of college, is now fearing deportation all because of one failed class and a university that won’t own up to its mistake.
The student was supposed to graduate early this spring. But after failing one course, he had to retake it. That meant staying enrolled past his program end date.
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Schools are supposed to help extend that date in such cases and he even had a valid work permit (OPT) already approved. But his university refused to extend the program date, claiming it wasn’t allowed.
The student checked official info from other schools. He even called ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), who confirmed in writing that his situation was legal and the program date could be extended.
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Still, the school told him to cancel his work authorization without warning him that it could cause him to lose his status.
Only after he sent proof from ICE did they admit he was right. But by then, they had already started the cancellation process and refused to stop it.
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Now he’s stuck for no fault of his own. ICE says all it takes is a data fix request from the school. That would restore everything but for some unknown reason, the university won’t file it.
He’s gone from office to office. From ISSS (International Student and Scholar Services) to the dean to the associate VP. In return, his emails were ignored, calls were pushed to the next week, and the DSO who could fix it didn’t even reply on time.
This isn’t just a technical error anymore. It’s a university which is allegedly refusing to help its student and forcing him out of the country.
