I have read the whole thread and your comment sums it up for me -- have no sympathy for anyone that stays in a Country after their student visa has expired.
All you have to do is remember Moussaouri and the people around him that had expired student visas way before 9-11. They lived here in Norman, were friends with Nicholas Berg, and at least one of them along with Moussaouri is still in jail and hope it stays that way.
I'm sure the ACLU is working hard to get them out.