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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

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Trump Executive Order Triggers Travel Bans for 19 Countries and Harvard’s New F/M/J Students; World Cup Athletes Exempt

On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued two separate proclamations limiting visa issuance and travel to the United States for the nationals of 19 countries. Long anticipated, the full suspension of entry and travel ban...more

Dickinson Wright

Travel Ban Redux: June 9 Implementation Regarding 19 Countries

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June 4 marked a very active day for the administration in immigration related proclamations. The horrific act of anti-semitic violence by an Egyptian national B visa visitor overstay in Boulder, Colorado has served as a...more

Mayer Brown

The International Student Talent Pipeline: Changes in US Visa and Work Authorization Policies

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The Trump Administration has announced a series of potential changes affecting student visas that could alter how US companies can recruit and retain foreign nationals, particularly those entering the workforce following...more

Fisher Phillips

2025 Summer Reading List for Educational Leaders

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Another school year is winding down, and educational leaders perhaps have never been more ready for summer break. From the Trump administration’s significant policy shifts to deeply consequential litigation playing out to...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

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Colleges and Universities Caution International Students About Winter Break Travels: What Your School Needs to Know

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Some U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to adjust their winter break travel plans to ensure they return to campus before President-elect Trump takes office on January 20. We’ll explain...more

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Travel Ban Fears? Why Foreign National Students Urged to Return to U.S. Before Jan. 20

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Some colleges and universities, out of an abundance of caution, are advising their foreign national students and staff who are traveling abroad for winter break to consider returning before President Donald Trump’s...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

National Interest Exceptions for Travelers from Europe: US Department of State Update July 16, 2020

On July 16, 2020 the U.S. Department of State released guidance outlining national interest exceptions to the Presidential Proclamations (PPs) prohibiting the admission  of travelers arriving from the Schengen Area (PP 9993)...more

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Foreign Students Can Remain in the U.S. Even if All Classes Will Be Online

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On July 14, 2020, the Trump administration agreed to rescind a July 6, 2020, directive that planned to bar foreign students from the United States if their colleges canceled in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Trump Administration Defrosts ICE’s International Student Directive

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The Trump administration, in response to a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as several other suits, agreed to rescind its surprise Immigration and Customs Enforcement...more

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Bar on Online-Only Nonimmigrant Students Faces Court Scrutiny

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National universities and states across the country filed multiple federal lawsuits this week seeking to invalidate and enjoin implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program’s (SEVP) Fall 2020 COVID-19 Guidance,...more

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DHS Rescinds Policy Change on Temporary COVID-19 Exemptions for Certain International Students

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After facing a number of lawsuits filed by some U.S. universities and states, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has agreed to rescind the policy change announced July 6, 2020 that rolled back some of the temporary...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

New SEVP Rule Bars F-1 and M-1 Students from Online Programs in the U.S.

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On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a new rule barring foreign-national students from taking an entirely online course load under an F-1 or M-1 visa.  ...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 2020 #5

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In Washington: The Trump administration continues to pressure local officials to open its schools for children to return to class, as the Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos threatened to cut federal funding to...more

Jackson Walker

Newest Presidential Proclamation Further Restricts Immigration Into the US

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On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued an updated presidential proclamation (“New Order”) suspending the entry of foreign nationals who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the Coronavirus outbreak. The New...more

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Trump Proclamation Expands Restrictions On Legal Immigration

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President Trump just issued a Proclamation to further restrict legal immigration, preventing employers from bringing new H-1B, H-2B, L-1A, L-1B, and J-1 workers from abroad into the United States. Effective June 24, 2020...more

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President Trump Issues Proclamation Suspending Entry of Certain Foreign Workers

- Visa issuance and entry of certain H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 visa holders are suspended. - Proclamation does not apply to anyone currently in the United States. - Proclamation does not apply to anyone who already...more

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U.S. Prepares Further Measures to Respond to China’s Hong Kong Crackdown

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Summary - In response to Beijing’s moves to impose a controversial national security law on Hong Kong, President Trump announced on May 27th a limited visa ban on Chinese students and possible future steps that could...more

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Judge Orders Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of Automatic Accrual of Unlawful Presence

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting the enforcement of the Trump administration’s August 2018 policy memorandum that changed when “unlawful...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

U.S. Colleges And Universities Sue Trump Administration Over New Unlawful Presence Policy Of International Students

A group of U.S. colleges and universities, including The New School in New York City and Haverford College in Pennsylvania, have sued the Trump administration this week regarding the issuance of a new regulation affecting the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Special Immigration Alert - June 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban - After many lawsuits and appeals, on June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Trump administration’s September 24, 2017, travel ban of nationals from Iran,...more

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State Department To Release New Visa Restrictions On Students From China

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New restrictions on visas for citizens of China are expected as soon as June 11, 2018, according to the Associated Press. These restrictions, the report states, would target students in high-tech fields such as robotics and...more

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Trump Administration Considers Elimination Of J-1 Program For Some Students

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The Trump Administration is considering the elimination of the J-1 Summer Work-Travel Program for students who come to tourist areas in the U.S. as temporary summer help and as participants in cultural exchanges. Like the...more

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Changes In FAM May Make It More Difficult For Students With Pending H-1B Cases To Travel

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The Department of State has revised its guidance for Consular Officers on the issuance of student visas, emphasizing that the officer must be “satisfied that applicant intends to depart [the U.S.] upon completion of the...more

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