MISSOULA — A federal case, Roe v. Noem, involving the abrupt termination of two Montana State University graduate students' F-1 immigration status is being deliberated on in Missoula.

The lawsuit was filed in mid-April after the ACLU filed on behalf of MSU students whose F-1 student status was revoked.

Judge Dana Christensen presided over the defense's motion to dismiss hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Watch to learn more about the lawsuit being heard in Missoula: Federal court weighs case over abrupt termination of Montana State University students' immigration status

The defense stated that the federal government "ran into a buzzsaw" of lawsuits after the March 2025 Student Criminal Alien Initiative (SCAI) began.

Through SCAI, federal agents searched the names of foreign students th

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