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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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Immigration Enforcement FAQs for K-12 Schools in New Trump Era

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Massive policy shifts and executive action from the White House in the early days of the new Trump administration necessitate that K-12 school administrators proactively prepare for interactions with immigration authorities...more

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What Happens to the Immigration Agencies When the Government Shuts Down? - September 2023

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By September 30, 2023, Congress will again have to fund the government. Despite ongoing efforts by the administration and Congress, indications are that a shutdown may occur at the beginning of the fiscal year, on October 1....more

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Harvard/MIT Student Visa Case

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In this In the Public Interest podcast episode, WilmerHale co-host and Partner Brendan McGuire welcomes Lawrence Bacow, the 29th President of Harvard University, along with WilmerHale Partners Felicia Ellsworth and Seth...more

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Compliance Whiplash: ICE Establishes, and then Rescinds, Plan to Create OPT Employment Compliance Unit

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Earlier this week, on January 26, 2021, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) rescinded its  intention, announced less than two weeks earlier, to develop an OPT Employment Compliance Unit. Immigration and Customs...more

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DHS Arrests 15 Individuals On OPT, Continues High Scrutiny Of Foreign Students, Warns University DSOs

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the arrest of 15 individuals who claimed to work on Optional Practical Training (OPT) for nonexistent companies. In addition, USCIS notified 700 OPT recipients suspected...more

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Proposed Rule Would Replace Duration Of Status Policies For International Students

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Foreign students soon may find themselves subject to new policies and processes regarding their status in the United States. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released for comment its proposed rule...more

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Compliance News Flash – July 2020 #2

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, which includes current news briefs relevant to background screening, immigration and data privacy, for the benefit and interest of our...more

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ICE Issues Updated Guidance and Restricts Online Options for New Students for Fall 2020 Semester

On July 24, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) issued updated guidance for international students pursing education programs in the United States. The follow-up...more

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ICE Continues To Block New Or “Initial” Foreign Students From Entering If Their Degree Programs Go Online For The Fal

We reported on July 16 that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had rescinded its directive that barred foreign students from taking 100 percent online courses for the fall semester even if that was all that was...more

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Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 8: In This Month's E-News: August 2020

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 8 (August 2020) - Higher education groups and others are hailing a decision by the administration to rescind planned rules that would have required students in the United States on...more

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U.S. Department Of State Issues An Announcement Clarifying Exceptions To Presidential Proclamations On Immigration; Student Visa...

On July 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of State (State Department) issued an update on its website which clarified the exceptions available to bans on entry to the United States for foreign nationals imposed by Presidential...more

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Impacts of COVID-19 on U.S. Immigration and Travel Policies

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COVID-19 has caused significant disruptions in every aspect of our daily lives. Several policies have been enacted, affecting millions of foreign national workers, both in the U.S. and abroad, along with the businesses that...more

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ICE Rescinds Policy “At Courthouse Steps”: Foreign Students Will Be Allowed To Take All-Online Courses This Fall

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has agreed to rescind a directive that barred foreign students, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, from taking only the online courses offered by their colleges and universities....more

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DHS Reverses Course – International Students Allowed to Continue Studies and Employment in the U.S.

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In the wake of a court order, the Department of Homeland Security has rescinded its cobbled-together policy that threatened to keep foreign students out of U.S. schools that moved to online-only courses in the face of the...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

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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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Update on Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Online Study Exemption

The Trump administration reversed a previous directive that would have barred students in F-1 and M-1 nonimmigrant status from remaining in the United States this fall while taking courses entirely online. Earlier this month,...more

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Government Rescinds Policy Barring International Students Taking Online-Only Courses from Staying in the U.S.

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On July 14, 2020, in response to a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to rescind a policy that would have barred...more

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ICE Reverses Course Again – International Students May Now Attend Online-Only Institutions in the U.S. During the Fall 2020...

As we reported last week, on July 6, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that F-1 and M-1 nonimmigrant students attending schools operating entirely online were not permitted to remain in the U.S....more

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ICE Rescinds Student Visa Policy Requiring In-Person Attendance

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to rescind a proposed rule that would have required international students on F-1 and M-1 visas to either attend in-person classes at U.S. colleges and universities or...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 2020 #9

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In Washington: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday told reporters that when the Senate returns next week Republicans will start discussions on the next coronavirus stimulus package with their Democratic...more

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Educational Institutions Take on ICE Directive Targeting International Students

On July 13, 2020, Proskauer filed an amicus brief on behalf of 15 educational institutions in support of a preliminary injunction sought by Harvard University and MIT in the District of Massachusetts against enforcement of a...more

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Update on COVID-19 Immigration Restrictions for Schools and Universities

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When the COVID-19 crisis was declared a pandemic, schools throughout the United States at all levels developed distance learning plans that relied heavily, if not exclusively, on remote online learning. Due to the urgency of...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 2020 #8

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In Washington: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is defending President Trump’s push to reopen schools this fall despite the surge in COVID-19 cases. DeVos said the combination of virtual or in-person learning is not a...more

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