Thursday, July 16, 2020
Foreign students in US: Trump administration drops deportation plans
The U-turn comes just one week after the policy announcement. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University sued the government over the plan. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Massachusetts says the parties have come to a settlement. The agreement reinstates a policy implemented in March, amid the virus outbreak, which allows international students to attend their classes virtually if necessary and remain legally in the country on student visas, according to the New York Times. Large numbers of foreign students travel to the US to study every year and are a significant source of revenue for universities.
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