Trump Administration Rescinds Foreign Students Visa Policy

Trump Administration Rescinds Foreign Students Visa Policy
Chinese students wear masks as they wait to take a train after Chinese New Year break in Beijing, China, on Jan. 31, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has rescinded a new policy guideline that would have prohibited foreign students from staying in the United States if the colleges they attend will only offer online courses this fall.

U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the federal agency agreed to rescind the guidance to settle a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston federal court.