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An Indian student has recently been deported from the airport for one honest answer that he did not know would be considered illegal in the US. San Jose-based immigration attorney Malavika Nandivelugu made a social media post on the experience of the Indian student who had a clean record, no DUI, no proof of any illegal employment. But when he was asked whether he had ever used weed, he said yes. “Here\u2019s what many of you don\u2019t fully understand: legality at the state level means nothing in immigration context. Under federal law, marijuana is still illegal. As an F-1 student, admitting to use\u2014even casually, even once\u2014can destroy your immigration status,” the attorney said, explaining that this incident has nothing to do with immigration crackdown, it is nothing new. Students are told about this during orientation sessions as well but most of them miss it as they don’t pay attention. “This isn\u2019t about morality. It\u2019s about consequences. He didn\u2019t lie. He didn\u2019t have intent to break rules. He just didn\u2019t know the weight of what he was saying. And that lack of awareness cost him everything,” Nandivelugu said.“I\u2019ve seen students\u2019 parents back home living a nightmare because their kids in the US drift into recreational drugs, waste time, waste money, and eventually lose their future,” the attorney said. Even though many states have legalized marijuana, under U.S. federal law (the Controlled Substances Act), weed is still illegal. Immigration is governed by federal law, not state law.Prince Harry too had faced a controversy in relation to drugs as he openly admitted in his memoir Spare that he took marijuana, cocaine and psychedelic drugs, though US visa applications specifically ask about past drug use. But he was not deported from the US after a long legal battle.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n