I wonder if  Huiyuan Ye is here on a foreign student Visa?

"The immigration consequences of criminal activity: 

 Delays in obtaining visas: ANY arrest or conviction will cause a positive “hit” in NCIC and delay new visa issuance.  It does not matter if you take the record of your arrest or conviction with you to the consulate, as they will still have to wait for the NCIC Report.  

He isn't likely to be deportable or lose his Student Visa for this one, but he might have trouble at Visa renewal time.