International students at U.S. colleges and universities will have to leave the country if their fall semester classes are conducted entirely online, according to a new rule enacted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Under the new rule, students with in-person coursework will be able to remain in the country, but those who are studying in a mix of online and in-person courses will need to certify that their studies are not being conducted in an online-exclusive manner. Students enrolled in English language courses and vocational training cannot take online courses.
ICE”™s Student and Exchange Visitor Program issued a temporary exemption regarding online studies this past spring as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rule states that students who find themselves with online-exclusive coursework “must leave the country or take alternative steps to maintain their nonimmigrant status such as a reduced course load or appropriate medical leave.”
International student enrollment in the U.S. totaled 269,383 for the 2018-2019 school year, according to the most recent data compiled by Institute of International Education.
Trump has got to be the dumbest guy alive. Colleges need the revenue from foreign students;the country needs friends in all of the countries represented. Wharton should revoke the MBA; this guy is an idiot.