BREAKING: Trump to rescind order blocking foreign students from living in US while taking classes online

The Trump administration has apparently agreed to rescind it’s order blocking foreign students from living in the US while taking online classes:

 
Here’s more from NBC News:

Facing blowback and lawsuits, the Trump administration is rescinding its directive blocking international students from staying in the United States while taking online-only classes.

U.S. District Court Judge Allison Dale Burroughs in Massachusetts announced Tuesday that the government and plaintiffs had reached a resolution in a lawsuit brought by Harvard University and MIT.

The government was to rescind its July 6 rule that said foreign students on F-1 and M-1 visas would need to take at least some courses in person in order to legally remain in the U.S. in the fall semester amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Seventeen states and the District of Columbia had sued the administration over the move.

The reversal comes in the face of heavy criticism from higher-education institutions and lawmakers from both major parties, who argued that the new rules would be disruptive to students and undermine their opportunities and value of the education.

Daniel Horowitz responded to the news on Twitter saying “So we are locked down with diapers on our faces and no access to the courts, but foreign college students get their due.”


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