Case: Sohail v. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-00040 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

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Case Summary

This case is one of numerous lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s abrupt termination of immigration visas—mostly student or work visas—with no notice to the visa-holders and with dubious or no legal basis. You can see all of the cases here. (This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) On April 24, 2025, an international student—attending school on an F-1 visa--filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia against the Sec…

This case is one of numerous lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s abrupt termination of immigration visas—mostly student or work visas—with no notice to the visa-holders and with dubious or no legal basis. You can see all of the cases here.

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) On April 24, 2025, an international student—attending school on an F-1 visa--filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia against the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Attorney General. In early April, the Defendants abruptly terminated the Plaintiff’s, and other international students’, F-1 visa and records with the Student and Exchange Visitor Information (SEVIS), effectively stripping them of their ability to remain a student in the United States. The Plaintiff alleged that Defendants’ actions violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the Fifth Amendment.

People

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Judge(s)

Kleeh, Thomas Shawn (West Virginia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Sparks, Aubrey Leigh (West Virginia)

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1:25-cv-00040

Complaint

Sohail v. Noem

April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025

Complaint

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69942180/sohail-v-secretary-of-the-us-department-of-homeland-security/

Last updated Aug. 21, 2025, 2:12 p.m.

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COMPLAINT against Acting Director, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Attorney General, filed by Sajawal Ali Sohail. Filing Fee $405. Receipt #AWVNDC-4138021. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (dk) (Entered: 04/25/2025)

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April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025

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ORDER SCHEDULING MOTIONS HEARING. Pending before the Court is a petition for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction (ECF No. 1 ). The Court SCHEDULES a hearing to take up the matter on May 1, 2025, at 11:30 a.m., at the Clarksburg, West Virginia, point of holding court. Signed by Chief District Judge Thomas S Kleeh on 4/25/2025. (dk) (Entered: 04/25/2025)

April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

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ORDER CANCELLING MOTIONS HEARING. The hearing is CANCELLED because the need for preliminary injunctive relief or a temporary restraining order has been rendered moot. Signed by Chief District Judge Thomas S Kleeh on 4/28/2025. (Copy Counsel by NEF; to Defendants by U.S. mail with copy of 3 per directive of TSK (AF)) (dk) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory: West Virginia

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Special Collection(s):

Trump 1.0 & 2.0 Immigration Enforcement Order Challenges

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government (Immigration Enforcement)

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government (Visa revocation)

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

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