More than 1,200 students nationwide suddenly lost their legal status or had visas revoked, leaving them at risk for deportation.

The Trump administration said it would reinstate hundreds of international student visas that were revoked over the last few weeks, a major policy reversal that follows a spate of lawsuits from students at US universities across the country.

The cancellation of foreign students’ legal right to study was paused until Washington develops a policy for potentially cancelling the permits in the future.