Trump’s Visa Restriction Lawsuit Against Foreign Students Stalls
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's new rule restricting stay durations for foreign students and journalists without visa extensions.
- The Department of Homeland Security had planned to replace the long-standing "Duration of Status" system with fixed admission periods on September 15, citing what it called "visa abuse" by nonimmigrants.
- Saylor ruled the Department adopted the policy based on "exceptionally weak" rationales without adhering to the Administrative Procedure Act, protecting over 13,000 South Koreans from immediate eligibility changes.
- While the rule remains blocked, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is proceeding with mandatory updates to Form I-539 and Form I-765 today, September 15, requiring new editions immediately.
- Separately, applicants should monitor the October Visa Bulletin as the transition to fiscal year 2027 on October 1 could alter visa availability and priority-date movement for Indian applicants.
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How Long Can I Stay on an F-1 Visa? New DHS Rule Explained
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a rule on July 17, 2026 that changes how long international students can stay in the United States. The rule also affects exchange visitors and foreign journalists. A coalition of eight higher education groups and unions — including NAFSA, the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and […]
US judge blocks Trump’s ‘absurd’ visa caps for students, journalists
A US federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a new visa cap for international students, visiting scholars and foreign journalists, saying the Trump administration’s national security justification “borders on the absurd”. Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston said the rationale for the restriction was “exceptionally weak”, and the connection between the rule and the problems it purported to address was “exceptionally attenuated”. He wrote that th…
The Department of Homeland Security used such “particularly weak” arguments to explain why restrictions on student and journalist visas were necessary that they may have been an ulterior motive for introducing them.
A federal judge freezes the restrictions on residence of foreign students and journalists by the Trimb Administration one day before their entry into force and warns of catastrophic effects on education and the economy.
US federal judge blocks DHS rule restricting visas for foreign students, researchers, journalists - The Tribune
Just a day before the US Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new rule restricting the duration of visas for foreign students, researchers, professors, instructors and journalists was set to take effect, a federal judge has postponed its implementation, finding that DHS failed to comply with requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act.
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