US VISA-DACA: International students relieved after Trump administration’s reversal of visa curbs

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Contributor 0 Comment US VISA-IMMIGRATION: International students relieved after Trump administration's reversal of visa curbs

Graduate student Katherine Sumantri is one of hundreds of thousands of foreign students in the US whose plans were upended.PHOTO: COURTESY OF KATHERINE SUMANTRI

WASHINGTON – International students breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday (July 14) as the Trump administration reversed a rule that would have denied them visas to remain in the United States, or to enter the country, if their colleges moved classes fully online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The immigration policy reversal came amid eight federal lawsuits challenging the snap decision, which had first been declared on July 6, and fierce opposition from dozens of universities, tech giants, and even Republican members of Congress.