DHS Appeals Decision Blocking 4-Year Cap on Student Visas

Visa Ruling Exposes APA Risks For DHS Grace Period Repeal

Four defects described in a September district court decision halting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's new restrictions on student visas as arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act can also be seen in the agency's recent proposal to eliminate a long-standing grace period for laid-off skilled foreign workers, says Jun Li at Reid & Wise.

DHS appeals decision blocking 4-year cap on student visas

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is contesting a court ruling that put its new regulations on pause just one day before they would have taken effect.

Trump administration appeals ruling blocking limits on international student visas

Today's biotech news includes a trip to China's "Science City," Nebraska's Medicaid work requirement, and international student visas

International students aren’t the enemy

While most people rested during the summer break and enjoyed the Chicago heat, the Trump administration announced a new rule for international students, according to the Department of Homeland Security, to prevent abuse of the F-1 visa.  You don’t need to know much about the subject to realize this is really another attempt by the administration to inflate numbers and arrest and deport more immigrants who have not committed any crime. Violating …

Federal judge pauses restrictions on international student visas

A federal judge paused a new Department of Homeland Security rule that would have changed how long international students and exchange students can remain in the country. Dittmar Dittrich, the assistant director for international student and scholar services at Loyola, explained what the current rule is. “When an international student or scholar enters the United...

Department of Homeland Security postpones duration of status changes for international students

A federal court postponed the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing changes to how long international students can stay in the U.S., known as their duration of status, in a Sept. 14 ruling.  The changes would primarily alter students’ duration of status for exchange visitors (J visas) and nonimmigrant students (F visas), which include students...