Washington:
After a strong protest lodged by India over the radio-tagging of Indian students US immigration authorities have promised "good judgement and common sense" while handling the case.
The assurance was given by John Morton, Director of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Indian Ambassador, Meera Shankar.
Hundreds of Indians were enrolled at Tri Valley University in California, which has been shut down on the grounds that it was running a massive immigration racket. Some of the students have been made to wear radio tags or ankle bracelets.
Indian officials argue this is not required because students do not plan to flee America, and have valid visas.
Shankar is understood to have taken up the case of Tri Valley students with not only the ICE, but also the Department of Homeland Security and State Department officials.
Shankar, during her interaction with the US officials, has also said that students should be allowed to transfer to other universities.
India also wants students to be sent home "without prejudice" instead of being deported so that they can reapply for admission to other colleges.
During the conversation, the US officials, including the ICE Director, are believed to have acknowledged that there are a lot of innocent victims, but did not rule out that there might be some students who were involved in this scam.