US judge blocks Trump limits on how long foreign students, journalists can stay
The judge said the rule would likely cause irreparable harm to universities and the economy, citing weak national security justifications.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor blocked the Department of Homeland Security's rule that would have capped F and J visas at four years and limited journalist I visas to 240 days.
- Judge Saylor characterized the Department of Homeland Security's security justification as "exceptionally weak," ruling the agency failed to comply with the Administrative Procedure Act by ignoring public concerns and considering no alternative approaches.
- The injunction prevents "catastrophic" damage to the U.S. economy and higher education; institutions like Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology rely on international researchers, who represent around 60% of postdoctoral staff.
- Under the new policy, DHS officials would hold "entirely discretionary and unappealable" power to curtail activities, creating an "obvious likelihood" that visas for journalists critical of the government would not be renewed.
- The preliminary injunction remains in place while the legal challenge proceeds; the court scheduled a status conference for October 2, 2026, to continue consideration of the DHS rule.
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U.S. Federal Judge Halts New Visa Limits for Foreign Students and Journalists
U.S. Federal Judge Halts New Visa Limits for Foreign Students and Journalists - A federal judge blocked the Department of Homeland Security from ending “duration of status” rules, calling the government’s national security justification borderline absurd
In the USA, a federal judge has for the time being stopped the plans of the Ministry of Homeland Security to significantly reduce the duration of visas for foreign journalists and students.
A federal judge in Boston yesterday blocked the Department of Homeland Security rule that limited the stay of international students to four years, one day before it came into effect.The decision keeps in force throughout the country the system that allows students to stay in the United States while completing their academic programs.In Massachusetts they study more than 80,000 international students, and many of them had not known if they could…
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