Focus on reinstatement of TVU students

Washington (PTI) US has said it is currently
focusing on the reinstatement of those students not implicated
in the ongoing investigations into the visa scam by the
California-based Tri Valley University.
"I think the focus right now (is) on what happens for
students who are not implicated in the ongoing investigation,
those are matters under active discussion within the
Department of Homeland Security," the State Department
spokesman, P J Crowley said.
Some 1,500 Indian students were affected by the closure
of the Tri Valley University in January.
Indian authorities say so far more than 50 percent of
these students are in the process of being reinstated to other
universities so that their academic career is not affected.
In her letter to the Indian Ambassador to the US, Meera
Shankar, the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said that
the Department of State continues is following the case
closely and is working with the Department of Homeland
Security and the Government of India to ensure fair and
appropriate treatment of the students, she said in her letter
dated February 22.
"Pleased be assured that their interests and the interest
of all Indian students in the United States would be carefully
considered," Clinton said according to Shankar, who
effectively took up the matter with the State Department and
other agencies of the US Government including The US
Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE).
As many as 18 Indian students were radio tagged, which
the External Affairs Minister, S M Krishna, termed as inhuman.
Radio tags from 13 of these students have been removed,
while discussions are on with US authorities on the rest of
them.
India would be satisfied when all the cases are fully
resolved and students are not in a position of uncertainty.
"We continue to monitor this on a regular basis and are
in touch with the authorities on this issue," Shankar told
reporters last week.