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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Rule Capping Foreign Student Stays at Four Years

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV blocked the rule one day before it was set to take effect, calling the administration's rationale 'exceptionally weak.'
  • •The regulation targeted duration of authorized stay rather than visa issuance, capping time in the US at four years for students, academics, and journalists.
  • •The court order temporarily postpones implementation, preserving existing rules while legal challenges continue.
  • •Hundreds of thousands of international students and their host universities stand to be affected by the outcome of the case.

Sources

Judge blocks DHS rule limiting foreign students to four-year stays

Washington Post

Judge Blocks Trump Rule Aimed at International Students and Journalists

New York Times

US judge blocks Trump administration’s tighter visa rules for foreign students,...

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