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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) M-1 Visa

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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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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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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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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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Immigration Under COVID-19: ICE Restricts Foreign National Students from Taking Online Courses

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There have been many changes to immigration processes and procedures in the United States as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Holland & Knight's sixth installment of alerts focusing on immigration under...more

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What Schools Need To Know About Online Class Restrictions For International Students (UPDATED)

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The White House recently announced that nonimmigrant visa holder students may not remain in the United States if they take full online course loads in the fall. Additionally, the Department of State announced it will not...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 2020 #4

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In Washington: The White House moved forward with officially withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO).  The withdrawal would not go into effect until July 6, 2021.  Sen. Foreign Affairs Committee...more

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Trump Administration Changes Student Visa Eligibility for the Fall Semester

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced changes to the student visa program for the fall semester for international students in F-1 or M-1 status. ...more

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ICE Provides Updated Student Guidance in Response to COVID-19

On March 23, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published answers to frequently asked questions by Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) stakeholders about the impact of COVID-19 on SEVP-certified...more

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Part 2: Small Changes in Immigration Policies with Respect to International Students Have Major Impact

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In this series, Partner Danielle Rizzo explores how several small changes to student visa policy by the Trump Administration are having a major impact on the international student population in the United States. These...more

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