10/28/2004
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
as of August 2004, a total of 8,737 schools and exchange visitor programs,
representing more than 9,500 campuses are certified to participate in the
program – and the number continues to grow. As of August 2004, there were
more than 770,000 students and exchange visitors (F-1, M-1, and J-1 visa
categories) approved to study in the United States whose data is being managed
by SEVIS. In addition, SEVIS maintains records on more than 100,000 dependents
of students and exchange visitors.
Of those foreign students and exchange visitors
studying in the United States, last year there were 36,600 potential student
violators reported to the ICE Compliance Enforcement Unit (CEU). Reasons for
an individual being considered in violation include a school reporting an
individual a ‘no show’, expulsion, suspension, and failure to maintain a
full course of study. The CEU examined the violations using law enforcement
databases and referred 1,591 to the field for further investigation.
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information
System (SEVIS) is a web-based system for maintaining information on
international students and exchange visitors and their dependents in the
United States. Administered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the
largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and
utilized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), SEVIS is designed to
keep our nation safe while facilitating the entry and exit process for foreign
students and exchange visitors already in the United States and for students
and exchange visitors seeking to come to the U.S.
August 2004 marks the one-year requirement for
all international student and exchange visitors to register with SEVIS. The
SEVIS program is anticipated to build upon its striking first-year success as
America welcomes 220,000 arriving international students and exchange visitors
this fall.
The process for ensuring compliance once
individuals have arrived in the United States is streamlined and timely. Of
those foreign students and exchange visitors studying in the United States,
last year there were 36,600 potential student violators reported to the ICE
Compliance Enforcement Unit (CEU). Reasons for an individual being considered
in violation include a school reporting an individual a ‘no show’ (more
than 2,900 students were reported as ‘no-shows’), expulsion, suspension,
and failure to maintain a full course of study. The CEU examined the
violations using law enforcement databases and referred 1,591 to the field for
further investigation. These investigations resulted in 155 arrests.
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