EB-5 Surges Amid Student Visa Purge

Indian F-1 holders, facing deportation for “anti-national” activity, are doubling down on the EB-5 program to secure their American dream.

WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration escalates its immigration clampdown — this time axing student visas by the hundreds and recommending “voluntary” deportation via app — a very different kind of migration path is quietly surging. One that doesn’t involve asylum claims, protests, or border crossings. Just $800,000, a good lawyer, and a ticking clock.

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program — long known as the Green Card-for-cash option — is experiencing a silent boom among Indian students. And it’s no coincidence. According to immigration law firms across the U.S., EB-5 petitions from F-1 visa holders have doubled in the last four to five months, in what can only be described as a well-funded panic.

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From Visa Revoked to Visa Upgraded

It began with a wave of State Department emails. More than 300 Indian students were told that their F-1 student visas were “terminated” over alleged campus activism and “anti-national” social media activity. Many were ordered to initiate self-deportation using the CBP One app — a surreal moment in American immigration history that left little room for appeal, let alone dignity.