Trump Administration Limits Foreign Student Stay in the U.S. to Four Years
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The administration of President Donald Trump has finalized a rule that will prevent foreign students from staying in the United States for more than four years unless they receive federal approval, the Department of Homeland Security reported on Thursday. The measure, which will take effect in September, also establishes restrictions on when and how students can change their major or academic program. Current rules grant students much greater flexibility, typically allowing them to remain in the country for the duration of their academic program, many of which are designed to last longer than four years. Higher education leaders have expressed their opposition to the measure, stating that the change represents an administrative burden for schools, universities, and the federal government. 'This measure is unnecessary and redundant,' said Zuzana Wootson, deputy director of federal policy for the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, a nonprofit organization. 'Foreign students are already among the most closely monitored non-immigrant populations in the U.S. and are subject to rigorous oversight by the Department of Homeland Security and academic institutions.'
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