Student and Exchange Visitor Program: Difference between revisions

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The new change was criticized by students, schools, and states alike, as with the pandemic worsening in most of the United States at the time, many schools did not have plans to commit to opening to physical classes in the fall semester, leaving these international students at risk of deportation.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/06/politics/international-college-students-ice-online-learning/index.html | title = International students may need to leave US if their universities transition to online-only learning | first1 = Priscilla | last1 = Alvarez |first2= Catherine E. | last2= Shoichet | date = July 6, 2020 | access-date = July 13, 2020 | work = [[CNN]] }}</ref> At least three separate lawsuits were filed against ICE on the changed within the week on the basis that the decision was [[arbitrary and capricious]] and failed the [[Administrative Procedure Act (United States)|Administrative Procedure Act]]: A joint suit by [[Harvard University]] and [[MIT]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/us/f1-student-visa-lawsuit.html | title = As Universities Seek to Block Visa Rules, Trump Threatens Tax Status | first1 = Anemona | last1 = Hartocollis | first2= Miriam | last2 = Jordan | date = July 10, 2020 | access-date = July 13, 2020 | work = [[The New York Times]] }}</ref> the state of California,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-becomes-first-state-sue-trump-administration-over-student-visa-n1233381 | title = California becomes first state to sue Trump administration over student visa policy | first = Alicia Victoria | last = Lozano | date = July 9, 2020 | access-date = July 13, 2020 | work = [[NBC News]] }}</ref> and a separate collation of 17 states and the District of Columbia.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/13/21322780/ice-lawsuit-states-universities-international-students-visa-pandemic-trump | title = Seventeen states sue Trump administration over new student visa guidelines | first = Monica | last = Chin | date = July 13, 2020 | access-date = July 13, 2020 | work = [[The Verge]] }}</ref> Prior to a second hearing where it was expected that a preliminary injunction was to be placed on the new ruling on July 14, 2020, ICE affirmed it would rescind the new rule and continue to allow international students to participate in online classes.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/507293-trump-administration-rescinds-policy-to-strip-visas-from-foreign |title = Trump administration rescinds foreign students rule | first = John | last= Kruzel | date = July 14, 2020 | access-date = July 14, 2020 | work = [[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] }}</ref>

For the latest updates on this accommodation, refer to the [https://www.ice.gov/doclib/coronavirus/covid19faq.pdf Frequently Asked Questions for SEVP Stakeholders about COVID-19].

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