ACLU of Montana settles with feds after trying to deport foreign MSU students

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 389

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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The ACLU of Montana announced this week it reached a settlement with the U.S. government that will protect two international students whose visas were effectively revoked in 2025.

The ACLU had sued then-U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on behalf of the Montana State University graduate students over the termination of their status as foreign students.

In an emergency order in April 2025, a federal judge stopped the …

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