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Higher Ed on Alert: Visa Vetting Overhaul Threatens Fall Enrollment of International Students

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Effective June 26, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has required U.S. consulates to expand social media vetting for all F, M, and J visa applicants (students and exchange visitors) before issuing visas allowing them to...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Trump Administration Issues Travel Bans Against Nationals of Designated Countries and Students and Certain Employees of Harvard...

On the evening of June 4, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that will prevent or limit the entry of nationals from specific countries. The restrictions will go into effect on June 9, 2025. Only...more

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The First 100 Days of the Second Trump Administration

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President Donald Trump embarked on an aggressive agenda in the first 100 days of his administration, relying largely on executive orders and administrative action that appear designed to test the limit of the executive...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The New Risk for Global Talent: F-1 SEVIS Terminations and Student Visa Revocations

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Over the past several months, international students in F-1 status have experienced heightened scrutiny. Increasing numbers of reports indicate that students are facing visa revocations and the termination of their records in...more

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Trump Administration Rescinds Sensitive Locations Policy: What It Means for Institutions of Higher Education

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Shortly after being sworn into office for the second time in January 2025, among his many actions taken related to immigration, President Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind guidance that...more

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New Visa Restrictions Target Transgender Athletes, Raising Title IX and Compliance Concerns for Colleges

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On February 24, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed the State Department to deny visas to transgender athletes if their sex marker does not align with their sex assigned at birth. His directive, 25 STATE 15576,...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Trump on Education: ICE Policy Reversal’s Impact on Schools

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Since 2011, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been restricted by policy from conducting raids and other immigration enforcement actions in “sensitive locations” like schools, churches, and hospitals....more

Venable LLP

An Independent School's Guide to Interactions with Immigration Officials

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In the hours following his inauguration, President Trump issued executive orders concerning immigration, including the launch of new enforcement policies to address illegal entry, unlawful presence, and removal of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Additional Grant Pauses – Trump Administration Seeks to Maximize the Power of the Purse

In addition to the Trump administration’s general freeze on most grant funding, which was rescinded as well as enjoined by federal district courts in Rhode Island and Washington, D.C., the new administration yesterday took...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Trump’s Day 1 Immigration and DEI Executive Orders: What They Mean for Higher Education and International Students

The new administration under President Donald Trump has moved quickly to reshape U.S. immigration policy. On Day 1, the president signed several executive orders that significantly alter prior policies, and these changes...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

An Update on Connecticut Schools’ Obligations to Cooperate With “ICE” – The State Has Spoken

Last week, we wrote about how school leaders should address issues involving “undocumented” students, including the possibility of visits by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Connecticut schools in...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Undocumented Students And The Obligations To Cooperate With “ICE” --Take Two with Trump 2.0

Back in 2017, at the dawn of the first Trump administration, there was much concern about how school leaders should address issues involving “undocumented” students including the possibility of visits by the U.S. Immigration...more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Look at the Upcoming Trump Administration's Policy Priorities

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President-Elect Donald Trump is poised to expand upon policies he implemented during his first term in office, such as those emphasizing limited government, states' rights and lower taxes. Additionally, it is anticipated that...more

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President Biden's Executive Actions: Focus on Diversity and Equity

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Hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed 17 executive actions covering a wide range of issues, including several focused on discrimination and racial justice, immigration, and environmental...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

ICED OUT: Harvard and MIT Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s New Dictates for International Students

In a July 6, 2020 directive that would seem to be completely untethered to public health, higher education, and economic considerations, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement [“ICE”] announced that it was...more

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